The Dallas Stars (9-5-1) head to face the Tampa Bay Lightning (8-6-1) at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. Dallas is coming off a 5-1 win over the Flyers on Sunday. The Stars committed six penalties in the game, though they held Philadelphia without a power play goal. Five players found the net for the Stars.
Esa Lindell and Joe Pavelski both scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring. Jake Oettinger saved an impressive 37 of 38 shots (.973%) in the win.Tampa Bay beat the Capitals 6-3 on Sunday. Mikhail Sergachev was the leading goal scorer for the Lightning, netting twice. Andrei Vasilevskiy surrendered three goals on 22 shots (.863%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 1-0 victory for the Stars in April. Roope Hintz scored Dallas’ only goal. Scott Wedgewood saved 25 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Dallas is averaging 3.73 goals per game for the season, second in the NHL, and they are taking on a Lightning team that is allowing 3.20 goals a game (17th). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has found the net 3.27 times a game on average, 12th in the league, and the Stars are holding opponents to 2.53 goals per game (4th).
The Stars’ 30.43% power play percentage is the third-best in the league, while the Lightning rank 13th with a conversion rate of 22.95%. Dallas has been equally strong at penalty killing, boasting the league’s third-highest PK% at 85.48%. Tampa Bay ranks sixth at 83.05%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 23 points this season, seventh-most in the NHL, Jason Robertson is the top skater for the Stars. He is among the league leaders with 10 goals (10th) and has added 13 assists. In the net, Oettinger (5-2-0) is Dallas’ top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 1.90 GAA, best in the league, and a .931% save percentage. Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 23 points (8th in the league). He has seven goals and 16 assists (6th). Vasilevskiy (4-5-1) has the best goals against average for Tampa Bay at 3.11. He has a save percentage of .901%.
HOME AND AWAY
Dallas is 5-3-1 away from home this season. Tampa Bay is 4-2-1 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
TB Lightning -1.5 (+150)
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