A week ago, the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning handed the Minnesota Wild a shootout loss at home in Florida after the Wild had twice come back from two-goal deficits. In the rematch on home ice in St. Paul, the Wild prevented the Lightning from flipping the script, preventing Tampa Bay from equalizing late and holding on in a 4-2 victory on Sunday afternoon.
Wild goals leader Ryan Hartman had the game winner and was joined in the scoring by Nick Bjugstad, Victor Rask, and Marcus Foligno. Cam Talbot stopped 28 of 30 shots and had an assist of his own, the fourth of his career and first with the Wild.