Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Minnesota Wild odds, tips and betting trends

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March 2, 2026, 5:52 p.m. ET

Feb 26, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning center Jake Guentzel (59) can’t control the puck next to Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) during the third period at Lenovo Center.

The Tampa Bay Lightning (38-16-4) and Nikita Kucherov (31 goals and 64 assists) visit the Minnesota Wild (35-16-10) and Kirill Kaprizov (34 goals and 40 assists) at Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday, March 3 at 9:30 p.m. ET, airing on TNT.

Tampa Bay lost 6-2 at home in its last game on Feb. 28 against the Buffalo Sabres.

Minnesota played at home in its last game on March 1, and fell 3-1 against the St. Louis Blues.

Prepare for this matchup with what you need to know about Tuesday’s hockey action.

Watch Lightning vs. Wild on Sling!Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Minnesota Wild odds and betting lines

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Favorite: Lightning (-127)Underdog: Wild (+106)Over/under: 6Lightning vs. Wild game info and start timeDate: Tuesday, March 3, 2026Time: 9:30 p.m. ETTV channel: TNTLive stream: Watch on SlingWatch Lightning vs. Wild on Sling!Lightning stats and trendsTampa Bay has won 30 of its 46 games as a favorite this season.In 38 games with moneyline oddds lower than -127, the Lightning have 26 wins.Per the moneyline odds, Tampa Bay has a 55.9% chance of winning this contest.Tampa Bay and its opponent have gone over the current 6-goal total in 33 of 58 games this season.In their last 10 matchups, the Lightning have gone 7-3-0 to earn 85.0% of the possible points.They have put up 37 goals over that span.Defensively, the Lightning have given up 30 goals (3.0 per game) in those 10 outings.Wild stats and trendsThis season the Wild have 15 wins in the 25 games in which they’ve been an underdog.Minnesota has 16 games this season playing as the underdog by +106 or longer, and is 10-6 in those contests.The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 48.5% chance for the Wild to win.So far this season, 62.3% of Minnesota’s games (38/61) have had more goals than Tuesday’s over/under of 6.In the last 10 contests, the Wild have gone 7-2-1 (80.0% of possible points).They are scoring at a 3.9 goals-per-game average (39 total) over that time.On the defensive side, the Wild have allowed 3.1 goals per game (31 total) in those 10 matchups.

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