Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 11/7/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: WXPX-TV, Wild+

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-122) Wild (+102)

The Minnesota Wild (11-3-3) will play the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-3-2) at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Lightning at -122 while the Wild are sitting at +102. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Tampa Bay Lightning came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks in the last game they played. Tampa Bay garnered 7 penalty mins for this game. Additionally, they had 3 power play chances and scored 1 goal. The Lightning had a impressive offensive outing in the win. In the outing, they scored on 4 out of the 35 shots they put on net.

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Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have earned 40 power play opportunities (29th in the league) and have scored 9 goals in those attempts. The Lightning have seen 371 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .879. Tampa Bay has attempted 453 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.4%. When at even strength, the Lightning have conceded 36 goals while having 47 themselves. Tampa Bay comes into tonight with 52 power play chances and they have scored 9 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 17.31%. For the season, they have 22 points and their points percentage is sitting at .733. In reference to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 56 goals (10th in the National Hockey League) this year and have allowed 45.

The man in net for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. The opposition has notched 1,500 goals against Vasilevskiy in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has been involved in 610 games throughout his pro hockey career. His save percentage is .916 for his 30 minutes played. He has earned a win-loss record of 378-181-40 and got the start in 600 games. Over the course of his career, Vasilevskiy has recorded 353 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .588. Vasilevskiy has seen 17,880 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 16,383 total saves.

Their last time out, Minnesota faced the Flyers in a matchup where the Wild earned a win by a final score of 4-2. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Wild scored 4 goals of the 22 shots on goal they tried.

The Wild have accumulated 41 goals at even strength and 15 goals (6th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Minnesota has attempted 514 shots (5th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.89%, while allowing the opposition 429 shots. So far this year, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 56 goals, 25 points, and a points percentage of .735. They have granted a total of 38 goals to be scored by of a combination of 28 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they were shorthanded. They have a total of 59 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 25.42%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 80.39% on their opponents 51 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.1%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Calvin Pickard patrolling the crease. He has tallied 4,571 saves out of 5,078 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .900. Pickard is the owner of a career record of 75-78-14 and has participated in 193 games. He has been a starter 159 games and has played for a total of 10,151 minutes. Pickard's quality start percentage sits at 49.7% and he has earned 79 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 3.19 goals per game and he has relinquished 507 goals in total.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-122)

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