The Tampa Bay Lightning (18-16-5) visit the Minnesota Wild (16-16-4), who have dropped three in a row, on Thursday, January 4 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSUN, BSN, and BSWI.
Lightning vs. Wild Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, January 4, 2024
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning score the sixth-most goals in the NHL (126 total, 3.2 per game).
- The Lightning rank 29th in goals against, giving up 135 total goals (3.5 per game) in NHL play.
- They have the league’s 23rd-ranked goal differential at -9.
- The 37 power-play goals the Lightning have put up this season (on 124 power-play chances) lead the NHL.
- The Lightning have the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate (29.84%).
- The Lightning kill 80.36% of opponent power plays, the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Lightning win 51.6% of their faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
- The Lightning make 10.7% of their shots (10th in the league).
- The Lightning have shut out opponents three times this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.4 hits and 15.1 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- With 27 goals and 36 assists this season, Nikita Kucherov is one of Tampa Bay’s top contributors (63 points).
- Having scored 17 goals and adding 23 assists, Brayden Point is a strong contributor for Tampa Bay through 39 games.
- Through 37 games, Victor Hedman has proven himself as another option for Tampa Bay. He has 38 points (five goals and 33 assists).
- As Tampa Bay’s top goalie, Andrei Vasilevskiy has recorded 8 wins and 8 losses this season while giving up 46 goals with 412 saves.
Lightning Injuries
Mikhail Sergachev: Lower Body (Questionable)
Wild Insights
- With 108 goals (three per game), the Wild have the NHL’s 23rd-ranked offense.
- The Wild have allowed 114 total goals this season (3.2 per game), 15th in the league.
- Their -6 goal differential is 20th in the league.
- The Wild have 22 power-play goals (20th in NHL) on 121 chances.
- The Wild score on 18.18% of their power plays, No. 22 in the league.
- The Wild have two shorthanded goals (21st in NHL).
- At 72.8, the Wild have the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- At 45.7%, the Wild have the NHL’s 31st-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- With a shooting percentage of 9.9%, the Wild are 20th in the league.
- The Wild have shut out their opponent twice. They are averaging 16.7 hits and 15.8 blocked shots per game.
Wild Key Players
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored 13 goals (0.4 per game) and collected 21 assists (0.6 per game), contributing to the Minnesota offense with 34 total points (0.9 per game). He takes 3.1 shots per game, shooting 11.7%.
- Mats Zuccarello has posted 28 total points (0.9 per game) this season. He has six goals and 22 assists.
- Minnesota’s Joel Eriksson Ek is among the top offensive players on the team with 25 total points (15 goals and 10 assists).
- Marc-Andre Fleury has an .896 save percentage (48th in the league), with 406 total saves, allowing 47 goals (3.1 goals against average). He has compiled a 6-7-2 record this season.
Wild Injuries
Jonas Brodin: Upper Body (Out),
Mats Zuccarello: Upper Body (Out),
Caedan Bankier: Undisclosed (Out),
Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out),
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out),
Vinni Lettieri: Lower Body (Out),
Kirill Kaprizov: Upper Body (Out),
Marcus Foligno: Lower Body (Questionable),
Filip Gustavsson: Lower Body (Out)
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