MIN @ TBL Gameday Thread
MIN @ TBL
Venue: Amalie Arena
Puck drop: Thu Oct 8, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
MIN
- Record 6-3-1
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.4 · 2.7
- Power play 9/27 (33.3%)
- Last game OTL vs BUF (2–3)
TBL
- Record 5-5-0
- Streak W2
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.4 · 2.8
- Power play 1/30 (3.3%)
- Last game W vs PHI (4–1)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-03-24 MIN 3 @ TBL 6
- 2026-03-03 TBL 1 @ MIN 5
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
MIN
- Danila Yurov 4 pts · 3 G · 10 SOG
- Nick Foligno 4 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
- Michael McCarron 4 pts · 1 G · 13 SOG
- Quinn Hughes 4 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
TBL
- Nikita Kucherov 6 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
- Jake Guentzel 4 pts · 2 G · 12 SOG
- Brandon Hagel 3 pts · 1 G · 22 SOG
- Brayden Point 3 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: MIN 3.13 · TBL 2.66 · Win odds: MIN 57.5% · TBL 42.5% · OT/SO chance: 15.9%
- 3-2 35.2%
- 2-2 33.9%
- 2-3 31%
Box Score
MIN 2
Final
TBL 3
2026-10-08
| Stat | MIN | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 3 |
| Shots | 36 | 35 |
| Power Play | 1/2 (50.0%) | 1/3 (33.3%) |
| PIM | 6 | 4 |
| Faceoffs | 29 / 22 | 22 / 29 |
| Blocks | 20 | 14 |
| Saves | 32 | 34 |
| MIN Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Blake Coleman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Brink | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TBL Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| John Carlson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brandon Hagel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Erik Cernak | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 1 | 1 |