Granlund goals lifts Minnesota past Tampa Bay in OT
Minnnesota’s Mikael Granlund scored 3:43 into overtime and the host Wild beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday night.
Charlie Coyle, Marcus Foligno, Zach Parise and Jason Zucker all scored in regulation for the Wild.
Yanni Gourde and J.T. Miller each had a goal and assist for Tampa Bay.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves for the Lightning, who saw their three-game winning streak.
Tampa Bay got a quick start with goals from Ryan Callahan and Yanni Gourde within the first 10:50. Callahan was playing in his just his second game after recovering from an upper-body injury.
Coyle’s goal brought Minnesota within one, but Miller scored before the end of the first to re-establish the two-goal advantage.