Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars

NHL

Lightning

30-13-4, 64 PTS

4-1

Final

Stars

27-13-9, 63 PTS

American Airlines Center

TV: Sportsnet+

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 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).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

TBDAL

14Blocked Shots14

21Hits16

6Takeaways3

26Shots20

0Power Play Goals0

2Power Play Opportunities2

0.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

19Faceoffs Won29

39.6Faceoff Win Percent60.4

17Giveaways13

3Total Penalties3

6Penalty Minutes6

Player of the game

Jake Guentzel

TB · 1 G, 1 A, 3 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

56%

TB · 2.63 xG

44%

DAL · 2.30 xG

Lightning created better chances: they win this game 56% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:09
Face off
Dominic James faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
P3 0:22
Big hit on M. Crozier
Radek Faksa hit Max Crozier
R. Faksa
P3 0:26
Slap shot short
Ilya Lyubushkin Slap Shot Short
I. Lyubushkin
P3 1:31
Faceoff win vs C. Blackwell
Nick Paul faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
N. Paul
P3 1:36
Snap shot hit right post
Dominic James Snap Shot Hit Right Post
D. James · 1 G, 1 A
P3 1:46
Big hit on J. Hryckowian
Declan Carlile hit Justin Hryckowian
D. Carlile
GOALP3 2:01
Goal! Snap shot
P. Holmberg · 1 G
Pontus Holmberg Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (12), J.J. Moser (11)
TB 4 - 1 DAL
P3 2:09
Blocked
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by J.J. Moser
P3 2:30
Shot blocked by D. Raddysh
Jason Robertson shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
J. Robertson
P3 2:43
Face off
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Yanni Gourde
P3 2:45
Shot blocked by M. Heiskanen
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
N. Kucherov · 1 A
P3 3:23
Shot blocked by W. Johnston
Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
A. Cirelli
P3 3:29
Shot blocked by M. Heiskanen
Anthony Cirelli shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
A. Cirelli
P3 3:35
Wrist shot wide right
Nikita Kucherov Wrist Shot Wide Right
N. Kucherov · 1 A
P3 3:55
Faceoff win vs A. Cirelli
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
W. Johnston
P3 4:14
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Oskar Bäck
P3 4:57
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Dominic James
D. James · 1 G, 1 A
P3 5:33
Faceoff win vs N. Paul
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nick Paul
R. Hintz
P3 5:51
Tip-in shot on goal
Anthony Cirelli Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
A. Cirelli
P3 6:00
Tip-in wide right
Brandon Hagel Tip-In Wide Right
B. Hagel · 1 G
P3 6:05
Faceoff win vs A. Cirelli
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
R. Hintz
P3 6:18
Slap shot on goal
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
D. Raddysh · 1 A
P3 6:30
Big hit on E. Cernak
Miro Heiskanen hit Erik Cernak
M. Heiskanen
P3 7:07
Shot blocked by N. Kucherov
Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
M. Heiskanen