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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - Minnesota Wins 4-2

The Wild beat Tampa Bay 4-2 on Sunday, earning a victory backstopped by Cam Talbot's 28 saves.

Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -114 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.

Minnesota got goals from Ryan Hartman, Victor Rask, Marcus Foligno, and Nick Bjugstad in the victory. Bjugstad opened the scoring at 11:03 of the first period.

Cam Talbot stopped 28 of 30 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.

Tampa Bay got goals from Corey Perry, and Alex Killorn in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 of 36 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Minnesota went 0-for-3, while the Lightning were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Minnesota by a margin of 37-30.

Minnesota looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Coyotes. The Lightning will aim to get back on the winning track at St. Louis.