The Tampa Bay Lightning (3-1-0) defeated the Minnesota Wild (2-1-1) 3-2 on Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena to earn their third consecutive win.
John Carlson scored twice, his first two goals as a member of the Lightning. Dennis Hildeby made his debut in net for the Lightning, and made 34 saves to earn the win.
The Lightning are next in action when go to New York to play the Islanders on Saturday night. Puck drop from New York is scheduled for 7:30 PM on Saturday night.
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