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Lightning vs Stars

Final · Sun Jan 18 · 2:00 PM ET · American Airlines Center

Tampa Bay LightningLightning30-13-4
4
FinalJan 18, 2026
Dallas StarsStars27-13-9
1
TVNHL NetThe Spot - MTNStreamVictory+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
TB−118
DAL−102
Puck line
TB −1.5+210
DAL +1.5−258
Total O/U
Over 5.5−130
Under 5.5+110
  • Puck line: Lightning −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 5.5 (5 goals).

Recap

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Jan 18, 2026 to move to 30-13-4.

The game was played before 18,532.

Score by period

Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars, score by period
Team123T
TB1214
DAL1001

W: Vasilevskiy · L: Oettinger

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. DALGoal · 4:00Oskar Bäck Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nils Lundkvist (4), Mavrik Bourque (9)0-1
  2. TBGoal · 8:04Dominic James Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (28), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (14)1-1

Second Period

  1. TBGoal · 11:04Brandon Hagel Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (46), Darren Raddysh (30)2-1
  2. TBGoal · 18:50Jake Guentzel Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Dominic James (6), Oliver Bjorkstrand (16)3-1

Third Period

  1. TBGoal · 17:59Pontus Holmberg Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (12), J.J. Moser (11)4-1

Team stats

TBDAL
Shots
26
20
Power Play Goals
0
0
Faceoff Win Percent
39.6
60.4
Hits
21
16
Blocked Shots
14
14
Penalty Minutes
6
6

Top performers

Tampa Bay LightningDallas Stars

Goals

Jake Guentzel1
Oskar Back1

Assists

Jake Guentzel1
Mavrik Bourque1

Points

Jake Guentzel2
Oskar Back1

Player stats

Lightning · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Oliver Bjorkstrand RW021014:1901100.00
Anthony Cirelli C020115:58003030.00
Jack Finley C020011:34000025.00
Zemgus Girgensons C030114:050010100.00
Gage Goncalves C110111:2000000.00
Yanni Gourde C002116:51012038.50
Jake Guentzel C100217:5611300.00
Brandon Hagel LW000018:0310300.00
Pontus Holmberg RW100114:4310200.00
Dominic James C121211:14112060.00
Nikita Kucherov RW200116:4801000.00
Nick Paul LW000-114:39000060.00

Lightning · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Declan Carlile D020113:0600000.02
Erik Cernak D110016:5700200.04
Maxwell Crozier D110120:1600000.00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D111122:2001300.00
J.J. Moser D320121:2401000.00
Darren Raddysh D221222:2701400.00

Lightning · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Andrei Vasilevskiy G12019.95060:000

Stars · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Oskar Back C001010:521010100.00
Jamie Benn LW010011:430000100.00
Colin Blackwell C030-111:40000025.02
Mavrik Bourque C030111:57011025.00
Matt Duchene C000-218:1300000.00
Radek Faksa C050-113:20001075.00
Roope Hintz C120-117:57002075.00
Justin Hryckowian C001111:150030100.02
Wyatt Johnston C200-318:33002050.00
Mikko Rantanen RW100-218:4600400.00
Jason Robertson LW000-219:5700200.02
Sam Steel C101-117:00001075.00

Stars · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Kyle Capobianco D000-112:2300000.00
Thomas Harley D300123:2500000.00
Miro Heiskanen D210-323:4800000.00
Esa Lindell D300-223:1700100.00
Nils Lundkvist D010017:2601100.00
Ilya Lyubushkin D100014:1200100.00

Stars · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jake Oettinger G32522.88058:160

Three stars

  1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB)
  2. Dominic James (TB)
  3. Jake Guentzel (TB)

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