TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
GDT
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING at DALLAS STARS
GAME #68
American Airlines Center - Dallas, Texas
Thursday, March 20th 2025 | 8:00 PM ET
TV: FDSNSUN, Victory+ | RADIO: 102.5 FM
/ / LINEUPS
TAMPA BAY : : 39-23-5 (83 points)
38 brandon HAGEL - 71 anthony CIRELLI - 86 nikita KUCHEROV
59 jake GUENTZEL - 21 brayden POINT - 37 yanni GOURDE
22 oliver BJORkSTRAND - 20 nick PAUL - 93 gage GONCALVES
28 zemgus GIRGENSONS - 11 luke GLENDENING - 41 mitchell CHAFFEE
77 victor HEDMAN - 90 j.j. MOSER
27 ryan MCDONAGH - 81 erik CERNAK
78 emil LILLEBERG - 48 nick PERBIX / 43 darren RADDYSH
88 andrei VASILEVSKIY
32-18-3 | 5 SO
2.24 GAA | .920 sv%
DALLAS : : 43-21-3 (89 points)
21 jason ROBERTSON - 24 roope HINTZ - 96 mikko RANTANEN
27 mason MARCHMENT - 95 matt DUCHENE - 64 mikael GRANLUND
14 jamie BENN - 53 wyatt JOHNSTON - 22 mavrik BOURQUE
10 oskar BACK - 18 sam STEEL - 15 colin BLACKWELL
55 thomas HARLEY - 46 ilya LYUBUSHKIN
23 esa LINDELL - 44 cody CECI
6 lian BICHSEL - 3 matt DUMBA
29 jake OETTINGER
31-15-3 | 1 SO
2.55 GAA | .906 SV%
/ / PLAYER STATS
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Top Scorers:
- Kucherov: 29 g | 66 a | 95 pts
- Hagel: 31 g | 42 a | 73 pts
- Point: 32 g | 34 a | 66 pts
- Guentzel: 33 g | 31 a | 64 pts
- Hedman: 12 g | 41 a | 53 pts
/ / EASTERN CONF. STANDINGS
Atlantic
1. Florida - 85 pts
2. Toronto - 85 pts
3. Tampa Bay - 83 pts
Metro
1. Washington - 98 pts
2. Carolina - 86 pts
3. New Jersey - 80 pts
Wild Card
1. Ottawa - 77 pts
2. Montréal - 73 pts
3. New York Rangers - 72 pts
4. New York Islanders - 70 pts
5. Columbus - 70 pts
6. Detroit - 70 pts
7. Boston - 69 pts
8. Pittsburgh - 66 pts
9. Philadelphia - 64 pts
10. Buffalo - 60 pts
/ / SCHEDULE
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Upcoming road trip:
- Thursday, March 20th at Dallas (8:00 PM)
- Saturday, March 22nd at Utah (5:00 PM)
- Sunday, March 23rd at Vegas (8:00 PM)
/ / PREVIOUS MEETING
- November 23rd 2024 at Tampa Bay | 2-4 L
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/ / PREGAME QUOTES
- Ryan McDonagh: "(Kucherov) obviously reads the game as good as anybody and saw an opportunity to take away the puck and did his thing on the breakaway. So huge play for us, obviously turns into the game winner. It's been great to have him back. Even just missing one game feels like an eternity for us when he's out. He’s such a huge part of this team, and great for him to get rewarded there."
"You need all four lines and pairings to really step up there and play high percentage, a little bit of grind to our game. Like I said, it’s just putting pucks behind them and going to work. We feel like our forechecking game has become a huge strength. It was evident last game against Boston, and probably didn't get to it enough tonight, but certainly in the third there making them go 200 feet was the key."
"You’re looking at (the standings), for sure. You’re less than 20 games, and 10, 15 games ago we were kind of slipping down the standings. We put together a good run and we put ourselves in a good spot here for the stretch run. We just want to build our game to as close to 60 minutes as we can here, and each game is going to be more intense and more significant here for us. We still haven't accomplished our goal yet of clinching the playoffs. We’ve got to do that and keep building our game here."
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: "Regular season is about ups and downs, so it’s basically 82 games of preparation for the playoffs. Obviously you want to feel good about your game. So again, that commitment to play D obviously helps a lot to improve my numbers. It’s a team effort. No goalie in this league could be successful without a good team."
Let's Go Bolts!
GDT
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING at DALLAS STARS
GAME #68
American Airlines Center - Dallas, Texas
Thursday, March 20th 2025 | 8:00 PM ET
TV: FDSNSUN, Victory+ | RADIO: 102.5 FM
/ / LINEUPS
TAMPA BAY : : 39-23-5 (83 points)38 brandon HAGEL - 71 anthony CIRELLI - 86 nikita KUCHEROV
59 jake GUENTZEL - 21 brayden POINT - 37 yanni GOURDE
22 oliver BJORkSTRAND - 20 nick PAUL - 93 gage GONCALVES
28 zemgus GIRGENSONS - 11 luke GLENDENING - 41 mitchell CHAFFEE
77 victor HEDMAN - 90 j.j. MOSER
27 ryan MCDONAGH - 81 erik CERNAK
78 emil LILLEBERG - 48 nick PERBIX / 43 darren RADDYSH
88 andrei VASILEVSKIY
32-18-3 | 5 SO
2.24 GAA | .920 sv%
DALLAS : : 43-21-3 (89 points)21 jason ROBERTSON - 24 roope HINTZ - 96 mikko RANTANEN
27 mason MARCHMENT - 95 matt DUCHENE - 64 mikael GRANLUND
14 jamie BENN - 53 wyatt JOHNSTON - 22 mavrik BOURQUE
10 oskar BACK - 18 sam STEEL - 15 colin BLACKWELL
55 thomas HARLEY - 46 ilya LYUBUSHKIN
23 esa LINDELL - 44 cody CECI
6 lian BICHSEL - 3 matt DUMBA
29 jake OETTINGER
31-15-3 | 1 SO
2.55 GAA | .906 SV%
/ / PLAYER STATS
Tampa Bay Lightning Club Stats | 2024 - 2025 | Tampa Bay Lightning
Stats for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2024 - 2025 season.
www.nhl.com
Top Scorers:
- Kucherov: 29 g | 66 a | 95 pts
- Hagel: 31 g | 42 a | 73 pts
- Point: 32 g | 34 a | 66 pts
- Guentzel: 33 g | 31 a | 64 pts
- Hedman: 12 g | 41 a | 53 pts
/ / EASTERN CONF. STANDINGS
Atlantic
1. Florida - 85 pts
2. Toronto - 85 pts
3. Tampa Bay - 83 pts
Metro
1. Washington - 98 pts
2. Carolina - 86 pts
3. New Jersey - 80 pts
Wild Card
1. Ottawa - 77 pts
2. Montréal - 73 pts
3. New York Rangers - 72 pts
4. New York Islanders - 70 pts
5. Columbus - 70 pts
6. Detroit - 70 pts
7. Boston - 69 pts
8. Pittsburgh - 66 pts
9. Philadelphia - 64 pts
10. Buffalo - 60 pts
/ / SCHEDULE
Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule | Tampa Bay Lightning
The official calendar for the Tampa Bay Lightning including ticket information, stats, rosters, and more.
www.nhl.com
Upcoming road trip:
- Thursday, March 20th at Dallas (8:00 PM)
- Saturday, March 22nd at Utah (5:00 PM)
- Sunday, March 23rd at Vegas (8:00 PM)
/ / PREVIOUS MEETING
- November 23rd 2024 at Tampa Bay | 2-4 L
Dallas Stars - Tampa Bay Lightning - Nov 23, 2024 | NHL.com
NHL Gamecenter - Dallas Stars vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Nov 23, 2024 - summary, stats, boxscore, play by play, recap and more.
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/ / PREGAME QUOTES
- Ryan McDonagh: "(Kucherov) obviously reads the game as good as anybody and saw an opportunity to take away the puck and did his thing on the breakaway. So huge play for us, obviously turns into the game winner. It's been great to have him back. Even just missing one game feels like an eternity for us when he's out. He’s such a huge part of this team, and great for him to get rewarded there."
"You need all four lines and pairings to really step up there and play high percentage, a little bit of grind to our game. Like I said, it’s just putting pucks behind them and going to work. We feel like our forechecking game has become a huge strength. It was evident last game against Boston, and probably didn't get to it enough tonight, but certainly in the third there making them go 200 feet was the key."
"You’re looking at (the standings), for sure. You’re less than 20 games, and 10, 15 games ago we were kind of slipping down the standings. We put together a good run and we put ourselves in a good spot here for the stretch run. We just want to build our game to as close to 60 minutes as we can here, and each game is going to be more intense and more significant here for us. We still haven't accomplished our goal yet of clinching the playoffs. We’ve got to do that and keep building our game here."
- Andrei Vasilevskiy: "Regular season is about ups and downs, so it’s basically 82 games of preparation for the playoffs. Obviously you want to feel good about your game. So again, that commitment to play D obviously helps a lot to improve my numbers. It’s a team effort. No goalie in this league could be successful without a good team."
Let's Go Bolts!
