John Carlson scores twice as Tampa Bay defeats Minnesota

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Minnesota Wild 3-2 in an NHL regular-season game. John Carlson scored two of the home side’s three goals.

Anthony Cirelli also scored for the Lightning. Quinn Hughes and Blake Coleman scored for the Wild. The game took place on October 8 local time, with the result reported in Russia on October 9.

Cirelli opened the scoring before Carlson extended the lead. Hughes cut the deficit, but Carlson’s second goal restored Tampa Bay’s two-goal advantage. Coleman completed the scoring.

After four games, Tampa Bay had 6 points and Minnesota had 5. In the standings reported by Sport-Express after the game, the Lightning were fourth in the Eastern Conference and the Wild were sixth in the Western Conference.