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Kucherov Finishes Tampa Bay’s Late Comeback With an Overtime Winner in Saint Paul

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28 minutes ago

November 8, 2026

Nikita Kucherov in a Tampa Bay Lightning white jersey celebrating his overtime goal against the Minnesota Wild

Nikita Kucherov celebrates his overtime winner for the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul on Saturday. Photo via @tblightning.

For 54 minutes on Saturday night, the Minnesota Wild had the Tampa Bay Lightning right where they wanted them. Then the Lightning scored twice in the final six minutes of regulation, and Nikita Kucherov ended the argument in overtime, firing home a power-play goal 3:23 into the extra period to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 win at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul.

Kucherov took the puck between the circles and beat the Wild after a long sequence of Tampa Bay pressure in the Minnesota end. He also added an assist on the night, and his overtime winner was his first goal to go with six assists across his past four games. One week of trade talk around his future has done nothing to slow his production, and Saturday he delivered the kind of finish that has defined his Lightning career.

Jake Guentzel carried the comeback. Guentzel scored two goals and added an assist as Tampa Bay rallied from a two-goal deficit late in the third period. Charle-Edouard D’Astous had a goal and two assists, while Brayden Point and John Carlson each recorded two helpers. Dennis Hildeby made 19 saves for the Lightning, who have now won three games in a row and remain unbeaten at home this season.

Minnesota will feel this one got away, but the Wild still walked out with something. Maxim Shabanov scored two goals to lead the Wild, and Blake Coleman also found the net. Goaltender Calvin Pickard allowed four goals on 34 shots. The single point extended Minnesota’s point streak to eight consecutive games at 6-0-2, and at 12-3-4 the Wild remain near the very top of the Western Conference.

For Tampa Bay, at 11-3-2, the win is the sort that travels. Down two goals on the road, late in the third period, against one of the hottest teams in the league, the Lightning found two goals to force overtime and then let their best player close the show. Minnesota kept its streak alive. Tampa Bay kept its own roll going, and Kucherov reminded everyone watching that games in Saint Paul are not over until he says they are.

Senden Strikes Twice Early and the Icemen’s Push Runs Out of Time Against Florida

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5 minutes ago

November 8, 2026

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A Jacksonville Icemen player battles a Florida Everblades player for the puck at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, with the final score JAX 1, FLA 4.

Jacksonville Icemen in action against the Florida Everblades at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on November 7. Photo via @jaxicemen.

The Jacksonville Icemen spent Saturday night chasing a game that got away from them in the first period, and against the defending Kelly Cup champions, the chase came up short. Mark Senden scored twice in the opening frame and the Florida Everblades beat Jacksonville 4-1 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, handing the Icemen a second straight loss in the weekend series and ending their four-game point streak.

Jacksonville actually started brightly, earning early power plays and generating chances, but the home team could not convert and Florida punished the waste. Senden opened the scoring at 9:49 of the first period, finishing a play set up by Jesse Lansdell and Maleek McGowan. The period also featured the night’s first fight, with Florida’s Sean Allen and Jacksonville’s AJ Schlepp dropping the gloves at 7:59. Senden struck again at 14:32, this time on the power play with assists from Jack Horbach and Jordan Sambrook, and the Icemen skated to the intermission down 2-0.

The Icemen found their answer in the second period, and it came from the slot. On a Jacksonville power play, Tanner Kelly fired a quick touch pass from the left-wing side that found Adam McMaster in front, and McMaster rifled the puck home at 6:33 to cut the deficit to 2-1. Bennett MacArthur picked up the second assist. Just as on Friday night, Jacksonville trailed by a single goal entering the third period, and the building had every reason to believe.

This time, the equalizer never came. Lansdell restored Florida’s two-goal lead at 4:16 of the third, converting assists from Senden and McGowan to complete a three-point night for Senden. Seconds later, the game turned feisty again as Jacksonville’s Tyler Schleppe and Florida’s Tiernan Shoudy fought at 4:29. The Icemen pulled goaltender Cameron Rowe for an extra attacker late, but a shattered Jacksonville stick killed a quality chance to draw within one, and Devon Paliani scored into the empty net at 18:43 to close the scoring.

Rowe finished with 24 saves on 27 shots for Jacksonville, which sent 26 shots at Florida goaltender Cam Johnson. The Icemen fell to 3-3-3 on the season, while Florida, at 7-1-0, showed exactly why it carries the Kelly Cup champion label. The series wraps up on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM, and Jacksonville gets one more crack at the champions on home ice.