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Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Alex Killorn scores in OT, Lightning beat Stars 5-4

Lightning captain Steve Stamkos got the second assist on the goal, making him the second Tampa Bay player to reach 500 assists. Martin St. Louis holds the team record with 588.

Stamkos scored his 489th goal in the second period.

“For a guy that a lot of people think is just a shooter, I got in their face a little bit,” Stamkos said. “I got the assist first."

Killorn had pair of in-close chances off a Stamkos feed earlier in overtime turned aside by Stars goalie Jake Oettinger.

“He made up for it ... great shot,” Stamkos said.

Radek Faksa made it 4-4 with 4:42 left in the third period, picking up the Stars' fourth short-handed goal after stealing the puck from Mikhail Sergachev deep in the Lightning zone. Tampa Bay has given up five short-handers.

Sergachev assisted on Killorn's goal.

“Listen, nobody felt as bad as Sergy did,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “I thought the attitude during that whole everything happened there was outstanding by the guys.”

Ian Cole gave Tampa Bay a 4-3 advantage 3:55 into the third on his first goal in 52 games.

Tampa Bay also got goals from Ross Colton and Nick Paul. Brian Elliott made 28 saves.

Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist, and Mason Marchment also scored for the Stars. Oettinger stopped 33 shots.

“They’re not all going to look great and be perfect games, but found a way to get a point against a real good team,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “The game went back and forth three or four times, so it was a good point.”

Robertson (nine goals, 18 points) and Roope Hintz (nine assists, 13 points) both have nine-game points streaks. Pavelski has three goals and seven points in his last three games.

Stamkos stopped a 10-game goal drought at 14:32 of the second that tied it at 3. He is one goal away from trying Norm Ullman (490) for 49th place all-time.

Pavelski, on the power play, and Roberston scored 1:55 apart midway through the second to give Dallas a 3-2 lead.

Pavelski moved past Bill Guerin for the eighth-most goals by an U.S.-born player with 430. It was his 156th power-play goal, which tied him for 42nd on the NHL list with Pat LaFontaine.

Paul put the Lightning up 2-1 on the power play early in the second.

Colton opened the scoring 1:20 into the game before Marchment tied it with a power-play goal late in the first.

Stars center Ty Dellandrea left early in the third after getting hit around the right ankle by a Stamkos shot. He was scheduled to undergo X-rays.

LETTERMAN

Cooper is using RW Nikita Kucherov as an alternate captain.

“He’s one of those guys that has an influence on the team in such a positive way,” Cooper said. "He’s really blossomed into really an influential and good leader in our room."

Kucherov had seven shots on goal, two blocked, and had five more miss fhe net. He had seven giveaways and finished minus-2.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Stars: RW Denis Gurianov (upper body) went through an extensive workout at the morning skate.

Lightning: D Erik Cernak (lower body) and Cal Foote (lower body) could be back by the weekend.

UP NEXT

Stars: At Florida on Thursday night.

Lightning: Host Calgary on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

TB leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:20 Goal scored by Ross Colton assisted by Vladislav Namestnikov and Philippe Myers
Goal 1st Period 14:45 Goal scored by Mason Marchment assisted by Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz (PPG)
Goal 2nd Period 4:47 Goal scored by Nicholas Paul assisted by Corey Perry and Ross Colton (PPG)
Goal 2nd Period 8:02 Goal scored by Joe Pavelski assisted by Miro Heiskanen and Jamie Benn (PPG)
Goal 2nd Period 9:57 Goal scored by Jason Robertson assisted by Joe Pavelski and Miro Heiskanen
Goal 2nd Period 14:23 Goal scored by Steven Stamkos assisted by Ian Cole and Alex Killorn
Goal 3rd Period 3:55 Goal scored by Ian Cole assisted by Nicholas Paul and Alex Killorn
Goal 3rd Period 15:18 Goal scored by Radek Faksa (SHG)
Goal 4th Period 3:43 Goal scored by Alex Killorn assisted by Mikhail Sergachev and Steven Stamkos

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 10
43 Hits 36
7 Takeaways 11
32 Shots 38
2 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 5
100.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
37 Faceoffs Won 39
48.7 Faceoff Win Percent 51.3
7 Giveaways 19
6 Total Penalties 3
12 Penalty Minutes 6
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Emil Lilleberg, D Day-To-Day Mar 18
Declan Carlile, D Injured Reserve Mar 14
Dominic James, C Injured Reserve Mar 5
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mikko Rantanen, RW Injured Reserve Mar 10
Roope Hintz, C Out Mar 7
Radek Faksa, C Injured Reserve Mar 6
Tyler Seguin, C Injured Reserve Feb 27

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 44 13 98 10
Dallas 43 15 96 10
Minnesota 39 18 90 12
Utah 35 27 76 6
Nashville 30 28 69 9
Winnipeg 28 28 67 11
St. Louis 27 30 65 11
Chicago 25 30 62 12

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 42 20 90 6
Tampa Bay 41 21 86 4
Montreal 37 20 84 10
Boston 37 23 82 8
Detroit 37 23 82 8
Ottawa 34 24 77 9
Toronto 29 28 70 12
Florida 33 31 69 3
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