Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeagueDuchene scores in the 3rd period as the Stars beat the Lightning 4-2
Jake Oettinger stopped 27 shots while improving to 11-3 on the season.
Anthony Cirelli scored twice for Tampa Bay, which had a five-game point streak. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves.
The Lightning had leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in the first period but Dallas answered both times on goals from Evgenii Dadonov and Miro Heiskanen.
It was 2-2 before Duchene and Hintz scored 58 seconds apart in the third.
Lightning: Cirelli has scored in a career-best five consecutive games. But the Lightning power play, which was tops in the league last season, continues to struggle on home ice. It went 0 for 3 and has just two power-play goals on 25 chances in nine home games.
DAL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:09 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (11), Mitchell Chaffee (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 6:05 | Evgenii Dadonov Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Ilya Lyubushkin (6), Sam Steel (6) |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:34 | Anthony Cirelli Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Lilleberg (6), Brandon Hagel (12) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:49 | Miro Heiskanen Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (12) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:55 | Matt Duchene Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Seguin (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:53 | Roope Hintz Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Wyatt Johnston (7), Jason Robertson (7) |
Statistics
DAL |
TB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 10 | Hits | 31 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 28 | Shots | 29 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 37 |
| 43.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 56.1 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman, D | Out | Mar 25 |
| Maxwell Crozier, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 19 |
| Declan Carlile, D | Injured Reserve | Mar 14 |
| Dominic James, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 5 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen, RW | Injured Reserve | Mar 22 |
| 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:
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado |
47 | 13 | 104 | 10 |
Dallas |
43 | 17 | 97 | 11 |
Minnesota |
40 | 20 | 92 | 12 |
Utah |
37 | 29 | 80 | 6 |
Nashville |
34 | 28 | 77 | 9 |
Winnipeg |
30 | 29 | 72 | 12 |
St. Louis |
29 | 30 | 69 | 11 |
Chicago |
27 | 31 | 67 | 13 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo |
44 | 20 | 96 | 8 |
Tampa Bay |
44 | 21 | 93 | 5 |
Montreal |
39 | 21 | 88 | 10 |
Boston |
40 | 24 | 88 | 8 |
Ottawa |
38 | 24 | 85 | 9 |
Detroit |
38 | 25 | 84 | 8 |
Toronto |
31 | 29 | 75 | 13 |
Florida |
35 | 32 | 73 | 3 |




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