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Wild at Lightning Preview: Hildeby set to make his Lightning debut

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By Justin G · Raw Charge

Published: Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 9:21 PM

Key Things to Know

Dennis Hildeby is expected to make his Tampa Bay Lightning debut in goal against the Minnesota Wild.
Coach Jon Cooper chose to start Hildeby to rest starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy before an upcoming road trip.
Jesper Wallstedt will start in net for Minnesota after posting a .933 save percentage across three games.

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Goaltender Dennis Hildeby is set to make his Tampa Bay Lightning debut against the Minnesota Wild. Head coach Jon Cooper is providing starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy extra rest ahead of an upcoming New York road trip, using the opportunity to give his backup early game action.

Minnesota enters the contest following a 3-2 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres, with Jesper Wallstedt starting in net in place of the injured Filip Gustavsson. Tampa Bay is not expected to make any other lineup changes following their recent win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

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