Lightning vs. Wild Recap: Kucherov Wins It on the OT Power Play

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime, coming back from a 3-1 deficit in the 3rd period. Minnesota scored twice in the first three minutes: Blake Coleman at 0:55 of the 1st and Maxim Shabanov on the power play at 2:58. Jake Guentzel got Tampa Bay on the board with a power-play goal at 16:34 of the 2nd, and Shabanov answered at 6:49 of the 3rd to make it 3-1. Then the Lightning took over. Guentzel tipped in his second at 13:44 of the 3rd, Charle-Edouard D'Astous tied it on the power play at 16:29, and Nikita Kucherov won it on another power play at 3:23 of overtime. Tampa Bay outshot Minnesota 34-22 and scored on 3 of its 6 power plays. Calvin Pickard made 30 saves on 34 shots for the Wild, and Dennis Hildeby stopped 19 of 22 for the Lightning. Five DARIMARKET plays cashed on this game.

What cashed

Kirill Kaprizov 1+ points (-310 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Kaprizov had a point in 9 of his last 10 and 16 of 18 games this season, including all of his last 5. - What happened: He had 0 G, 1 A, 5 SOG in 20:26 (3:55 on the power play), clearing the line by 0.5. The assist came on Shabanov's power-play goal at 2:58 of the 1st. - Worth watching: Five shots on goal and steady power-play time keep him involved even on a night without a goal. At -310 the price is steep, so this is a volume angle, not a value one.

Quinn Hughes 1+ points (-265 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Hughes had a point in 8 of his last 10 and 16 of 18 games this season, including all of his last 5. - What happened: He had 0 G, 1 A, 1 SOG and played 29:29, the most of the four skaters here. His assist came on Coleman's opener at 0:55 of the 1st, which cleared the line by 0.5 before the game was a minute old. - Worth watching: Close to 30 minutes plus 4:46 on the power play gives a defenseman plenty of chances to pick up a point. That workload is the reason his point props stay on our list.

Brayden Point 1+ points (-170 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Point had a point in 8 of his last 10 and 11 of 15 games this season, including all of his last 5. We also liked that the Wild started Calvin Pickard on the second night of a back-to-back. - What happened: He had 0 G, 2 A, 2 SOG in 21:55 and cleared the line by 1.5. He set up Guentzel's tip-in at 13:44 of the 3rd and D'Astous's tying power-play goal at 16:29 of the 3rd. - Worth watching: Point played 8:44 on the power play, and Tampa Bay scored three times with the man advantage. That much power-play time is the core of the angle.

Joel Eriksson Ek 1+ points (-145 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Eriksson Ek had a point in 9 of his last 10 and 13 of 18 games this season, including all of his last 5. - What happened: He had 0 G, 1 A in 19:03 (3:36 on the power play), clearing the line by 0.5. He had the primary assist on Shabanov's power-play goal at 2:58 of the 1st, the same goal Kaprizov assisted on. - Worth watching: He was the best price of the four point props at -145 and was a plus 2 on the night. His power-play role is what keeps this one on the radar.

ALT: Wild over 2.5 team goals (-190 at DraftKings): CASHED - Our read: Minnesota had scored 3+ in 8 of its last 10, including all of its last 5, and drew Tampa Bay backup Dennis Hildeby in net. - What happened: The Wild scored 3, clearing the line by 0.5. All three came in regulation, and Shabanov's second goal at 6:49 of the 3rd was the one that got it over. - Worth watching: Hildeby allowed 3 goals on 22 shots. The backup-goalie read is worth checking again when the opposing net is confirmed early.

How the game played out

The 3rd period swung it. Minnesota led 3-1 with just over 13 minutes left, then Tampa Bay scored twice in the final 6:16 of regulation and again in overtime. Special teams did the damage: the Lightning scored on the power play in the 2nd, the 3rd and overtime, while the Wild scored on 1 of 3 chances.

Trends to watch

• Point (8:44) carried a heavy power-play load for Tampa Bay, and he picked up assists on two of its last three goals.
• Hughes played 29:29 for Minnesota. Ice time like that keeps a defenseman in the point-prop mix.
• Pickard, who we flagged pregame as starting the second night of a back-to-back, faced 34 shots. Minnesota also blocked 22 shots in front of him.

Stats are from the ESPN box score. More at NHL picks, NHL recaps and what an alt line is.