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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Paul, LW | Day-To-Day | Feb 6 |
| Anthony Cirelli, C | Day-To-Day | Feb 6 |
| Brayden Point, C | Injured Reserve | Feb 5 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D | Injured Reserve | Jan 25 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel, D | Injured Reserve | Feb 4 |
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 |
37 | 9 | 83 | 9 |
Minnesota |
34 | 14 | 78 | 10 |
Dallas |
34 | 14 | 77 | 9 |
Utah |
30 | 23 | 64 | 4 |
Nashville |
26 | 24 | 59 | 7 |
Chicago |
22 | 26 | 53 | 9 |
Winnipeg |
22 | 26 | 52 | 8 |
St. Louis |
20 | 28 | 49 | 9 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tampa Bay |
37 | 14 | 78 | 4 |
Montreal |
32 | 17 | 72 | 8 |
Detroit |
33 | 19 | 72 | 6 |
Buffalo |
32 | 19 | 70 | 6 |
Boston |
32 | 20 | 69 | 5 |
Ottawa |
28 | 22 | 63 | 7 |
Toronto |
27 | 21 | 63 | 9 |
Florida |
29 | 25 | 61 | 3 |




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