Wild-Tampa Bay game recap

Wild center Ryan Hartman scored his team-leading 12th goal and fourth game-winner of the season in the third period.

November 29, 2021 at 1:09AM
Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman, left, celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal while skating past Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Boris Katchouk during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)
The Wild’s Ryan Hartman skated past Tampa Bay’s Bortis Katchouk as he celebrated his go-ahead goal in the third period Sunday. (Craig Lassig, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wild-Tampa game recap

Star Tribune's three stars

1. Ryan Hartman, Wild: The center scored his team-leading 12th goal and fourth game-winner of the season in the third period.

2. Cam Talbot, Wild: The goalie made 28 saves in his third consecutive win.

3. Nick Bjugstad, Wild: The winger opened the scoring, the first goal given up by Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy in three games.

By the numbers

0 Goals by the Wild during three power plays over the course of 7 minutes, 11 seconds in the second period.

1 Assist for Talbot, his fourth career assist and first since Nov. 25, 2018.

8 Wins by the Wild in the eight games the team has led after the first period.

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Sarah McLellan

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Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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