Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Dallas Stars 2: final score and stats
Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 to Dallas Stars 2, on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Dallas Stars vs Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHLThursday, March 20, 2025
DateMar 20, 2025
Start time8:00 PM ET
VenueAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
TVESPN+
Attendance18,532
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT1 | OT2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dallas Stars | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Tampa Bay LightningDallas Stars
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
40-23-5Record43-21-4
1st in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Central Division
5-6Road record / home record6-5
WWLWWLast 5LWLWW
W2StreakL1
Team stats
Tampa Bay LightningDallas Stars
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Brayden Point C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveErik Cernak D · Upper Body
Day-To-DayAnthony Cirelli C · Lower Body
Day-To-DayDallas Stars
Lian Bichsel D · Lower Body
OutMiro Heiskanen D · Upper Body
OutKyle Capobianco D · Leg
Injured ReserveOskar Back C · Finger - Fracture
Injured ReserveMatt Duchene C · Abdomen
Injured ReserveBox score
Tampa Bay Lightning Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 13:04 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Cirelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 | 0:48 | 2:40 | 15:46 | 26 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:46 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 7:24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Luke Glendening | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:16 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 7:57 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gage Goncalves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:39 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanni Gourde | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18:37 | 0:48 | 0:02 | 17:47 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Guentzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:32 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 18:19 | 23 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Hagel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21:09 | 0:50 | 2:35 | 17:44 | 29 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Kucherov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 19:59 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Paul | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:24 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 16:39 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 15.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:43 | 1:10 | 0:00 | 19:33 | 23 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Cernak | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:48 | 0:02 | 2:19 | 16:27 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Hedman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:08 | 1:17 | 0:39 | 24:12 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Emil Lilleberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:54 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 10:20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:00 | 0:43 | 2:46 | 17:31 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Moser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:39 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 20:59 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:07 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Raddysh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:38 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .917 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 9:25 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 2:10 | 0:08 | 11:26 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Blackwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:56 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 8:33 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 11:21 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 17:04 | 21 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 2:18 | 0:41 | 16:19 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roope Hintz | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 16:21 | 1:40 | 0:18 | 14:23 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:50 | 1:39 | 0:47 | 16:24 | 23 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Marchment | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 15:23 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:06 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 18:59 | 23 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:29 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 17:50 | 21 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 12:39 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 0:09 | 0:09 | 13:05 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cody Ceci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:30 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Dumba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 1:02 | 0:09 | 13:12 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Harley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31:11 | 2:57 | 1:02 | 27:12 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:44 | 0:00 | 1:52 | 20:52 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 20:19 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 19:28 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casey DeSmith | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .947 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 65:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars?
Tampa Bay Lightning won, 3-2, on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
What was the final score of Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars?
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Dallas Stars 2.
Who were the top performers?
Tampa Bay Lightning: Anthony Cirelli (1 goals). Dallas Stars: Oskar Back (1 goals).
Where is Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars played?
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX.
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