Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars
On the ice
TB shoots leftDAL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 5 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| DAL | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
In net
Andrei Vasilevskiy19/20 SV, .950
Jake Oettinger22/25 SV, .880| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Lightning 4-1
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at American Airlines Center. The Lightning win the series 2-0. The Lightning outscored the Stars 2-0 in the 2nd period. Jake Guentzel led the Lightning in goals (1). Oskar Back led the Stars in goals (1).
Play by play
- End of the 3rd period
- End of the 3rd period
- P3 0:09
Dominic James faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
- P3 0:22
Radek Faksa hit Max Crozier
- P3 0:26
Ilya Lyubushkin Slap Shot Short
- P3 1:31
Nick Paul faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
- P3 1:36
Dominic James Snap Shot Hit Right Post
- P3 1:46
Declan Carlile hit Justin Hryckowian
- P3 2:01
Dominic James faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
- GOALP3 2:01
Goal! Snap shot
Pontus Holmberg
Pontus Holmberg Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (12), J.J. Moser (11)
TB 4 - 1 DAL - P3 2:09
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by J.J. Moser
- P3 2:30
Jason Robertson shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
- P3 2:43
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
- P3 2:45
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
- P3 2:51
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by J.J. Moser
- P3 2:58
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by J.J. Moser
- P3 3:23
Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
- P3 3:29
Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
- P3 3:35
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Right
- P3 3:55
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
- P3 4:14TO
Giveaway by Oskar Bäck
- P3 4:57TO
Takeaway by Dominic James
- P3 5:33
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nick Paul
- P3 5:51
Anthony Cirelli Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
- P3 6:00
Brandon Hagel Tip-In Wide Right
Leaders
TBDAL 
