Tampa Bay Lightning Rally Past Minnesota Wild 4-3 in Overtime: Nikita Kucherov Scores Power-Play Winner at 3:23 of OT After Third-Period Comeback
Saint Paul, Minnesota — The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a 3-1 third-period deficit to defeat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime in an NHL regular-season game on November 7, 2026, at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul.
Minnesota opened the scoring early: Blake Coleman scored 55 seconds into the game, and Maxim Shabanov added a power-play goal for a 2-0 lead. Tampa Bay's Jake Guentzel cut it to 2-1 at 16:34 of the second period, before Shabanov scored his second of the night at 6:49 of the third to make it 3-1. Guentzel scored his second goal at 13:44 of the third, and with the goaltender pulled for a 6-on-4 power play, defenseman Charle-Edouard D'Astous tied the game 3-3 at 16:29.
In overtime, Nikita Kucherov scored on the power play at 3:23, finishing with a goal and an assist. According to NHL.com, the goal was Kucherov's 10th career overtime goal, tying Martin St. Louis for the third-most in Lightning history, behind Steven Stamkos (13) and Brayden Point (12). Guentzel finished with two goals and an assist, and D'Astous had a goal and two assists.
Tampa Bay improved to 11-3-2 with its third straight win. Minnesota fell to 12-3-4 but earned a point for the eighth consecutive game. This report states the game's scoring sequence and official statistics only, without commentary.
(Source: NHL.com game recap, published November 8, 2026; goal times and the overtime-goals record are as stated in the NHL.com report)
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Source: NHL
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