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Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Dallas Stars 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Dallas Stars 1. Shots on goal: TBL 26, DAL 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TBL 1-1 DAL; P2 TBL 2-0 DAL; P3 TBL 1-0 DAL.

Scoring plays: P1 04:00 Oskar Bäck (assists: Nils Lundkvist, Mavrik Bourque) to make it TBL 0-1 DAL; P1 08:04 Dominic James (assists: Jake Guentzel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) to make it TBL 1-1 DAL; P2 11:04 Brandon Hagel (assists: Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh) to make it TBL 2-1 DAL; P2 18:50 Jake Guentzel (assists: Dominic James, Oliver Bjorkstrand) to make it TBL 3-1 DAL; P3 17:59 Pontus Holmberg (assists: Yanni Gourde, J.J. Moser) to make it TBL 4-1 DAL. Top skaters: Jake Guentzel (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Dominic James (TBL) 1 G, 1 A; Brandon Hagel (TBL) 1 G, 0 A; Oskar Bäck (DAL) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) 19 saves on 20, decision W; Jake Oettinger (DAL) 22 saves on 25, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · TBL
Jake Guentzel
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 17:56 TOI
Goals · TBL
Dominic James
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 11:14 TOI
Goaltending · TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
19 saves on 20 shots (.950) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

TBL 3 largest lead P3 17:59 (TBL 4, DAL 1) · 4-0 run, P1 8:04–P3 17:59
DAL 1 largest lead P1 4:00 (TBL 0, DAL 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:00 Oskar Bäck (Nils Lundkvist, Mavrik Bourque) DAL · snap shot · TBL 0, DAL 1
  • P1 8:04 Dominic James (Jake Guentzel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous) TBL · snap shot · TBL 1, DAL 1
  • P2 11:04 Brandon Hagel (Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh) TBL · wrist shot · TBL 2, DAL 1
  • P2 18:50 Jake Guentzel (Dominic James, Oliver Bjorkstrand) TBL · backhand shot · TBL 3, DAL 1
  • P3 17:59 Pontus Holmberg (Yanni Gourde, J.J. Moser) TBL · Empty net · snap shot · TBL 4, DAL 1

Linescore

123 T
TBL 121 4
DAL 100 1

Shots on goal: TBL 26, DAL 20

Biggest Period

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

TBLDAL
26Shots on goal20
57Shot attempts42
19Faceoff wins29
21Hits16
14Blocked shots14
0Power-play goals0
6Takeaways3
17Giveaways13
6Penalty minutes6
95.0%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
TBL515626
DAL99220

🎯 Shot Map

Tampa Bay Lightning4 G · 41 attempts
Gage Goncalves: missed the netYanni Gourde: saved (snap)Dominic James: goal (snap)Yanni Gourde: saved (tip-in)Yanni Gourde: missed the netErik Cernak: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netBrandon Hagel: saved (backhand)Anthony Cirelli: saved (tip-in)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netJake Guentzel: missed the netZemgus Girgensons: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Jake Guentzel: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (slap)Erik Cernak: saved (snap)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: missed the netAnthony Cirelli: saved (snap)Brandon Hagel: goal (wrist)Max Crozier: missed the netOliver Bjorkstrand: saved (tip-in)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: saved (snap)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (wrist)Charle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (wrist)Dominic James: saved (snap)Jake Guentzel: goal (backhand)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netDarren Raddysh: saved (snap)Yanni Gourde: missed the netPontus Holmberg: saved (wrist)Oliver Bjorkstrand: missed the netBrandon Hagel: missed the netCharle-Edouard D'Astous: saved (snap)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Brandon Hagel: missed the netAnthony Cirelli: saved (tip-in)Nikita Kucherov: missed the netPontus Holmberg: goal (snap)Dominic James: missed the net
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 22Saved54% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net37% of attempts
Dallas Stars1 G · 26 attempts
Miro Heiskanen: missed the netNils Lundkvist: saved (snap)Oskar Bäck: goal (snap)Mikko Rantanen: saved (snap)Roope Hintz: saved (snap)Mikko Rantanen: saved (backhand)Justin Hryckowian: saved (backhand)Justin Hryckowian: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Miro Heiskanen: missed the netEsa Lindell: saved (snap)Roope Hintz: missed the netIlya Lyubushkin: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: saved (snap)Sam Steel: saved (tip-in)Thomas Harley: missed the netRoope Hintz: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: saved (wrist)Mikko Rantanen: saved (snap)Justin Hryckowian: saved (snap)Mikko Rantanen: saved (snap)Mavrik Bourque: saved (backhand)Kyle Capobianco: missed the netRadek Faksa: saved (snap)Ilya Lyubushkin: missed the net
  • 1Goals4% of attempts
  • 19Saved73% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net23% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

TBL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jake Guentzel C 112+230117:56
Dominic James C 112+222111:14
Brandon Hagel L 101030018:03
Pontus Holmberg R 101+120114:43
Darren Raddysh D 011+242222:27
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D 011+131122:20
J.J. Moser D 011+102321:24
Yanni Gourde C 011+120016:51
Nikita Kucherov R 011+100216:48
Oliver Bjorkstrand R 011012014:19
Max Crozier D 000+101120:16
Erik Cernak D 000021116:57
Anthony Cirelli C 000+132015:58
Nick Paul L 000-100014:39
Zemgus Girgensons C 000+113014:05
Declan Carlile D 000+102013:06
Jack Finley C 000002011:34
Gage Goncalves C 000+101111:20
TBL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy W 192095.0160:00
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Oskar Bäck C 101010010:52
Nils Lundkvist D 011011017:26
Mavrik Bourque C 011+113011:57
Miro Heiskanen D 000-301223:48
Thomas Harley D 000+100323:25
Esa Lindell D 000-210323:17
Jason Robertson L 000-220019:57
Mikko Rantanen R 000-240118:46
Wyatt Johnston C 000-320218:33
Matt Duchene C 000-200018:13
Roope Hintz C 000-122117:57
Sam Steel C 000-110117:00
Ilya Lyubushkin D 000010114:12
Radek Faksa C 000-115013:20
Kyle Capobianco D 000-100012:23
Jamie Benn L 000001011:43
Colin Blackwell C 000-103011:40
Justin Hryckowian C 000+130011:15
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Oettinger L 222588.0358:16

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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