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Dallas Stars vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Friday, February 12, 2027 · Benchmark International Arena

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Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningHome

Prime Video · The Spot

Game preview

The Dallas Stars visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Friday, February 12, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video and The Spot.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Stars

First game of a road trip.

  1. 22027-02-02: no game
  2. 32027-02-03: no game
  3. 42027-02-04: no game
  4. 52027-02-05: no game
  5. 62027-02-06: no game
  6. 72027-02-07: no game
  7. 82027-02-08: vs LAK
  8. 92027-02-09: no game
  9. 102027-02-10: no game
  10. 112027-02-11: no game
  11. 122027-02-12: at TBL
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~918 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~918 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Pittsburgh and Philadelphia).

  1. 22027-02-02: at PIT
  2. 32027-02-03: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 42027-02-04: no game
  4. 52027-02-05: no game
  5. 62027-02-06: no game
  6. 72027-02-07: no game
  7. 82027-02-08: no game
  8. 92027-02-09: no game
  9. 102027-02-10: no game
  10. 112027-02-11: no game
  11. 122027-02-12: vs DAL
rest since last game
8 days
rest since last game
since last game
~925 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,057 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Dallas StarsStarsTue, Oct 13 vs COL
  1. L1Benn#14Robertson#21Hintz#24
    5:22 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSeguin#91Steel#18Rantanen#96
    4:05 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewBäck#10Hryckowian#49Hyry#25
    3:55 together at 5v5
  1. D1Lundkvist#5Harley#55
    16:03 together at 5v5
  2. D2Lindell#23Heiskanen#4
    13:36 together at 5v5
  3. D3Myers#57Bichsel#6
    11:02 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Robertson LSeguin CHintz CRantanen RHeiskanen D1:22

Penalty kill

  1. 1Faksa CBäck CLindell DHeiskanen D2:04
  2. 2Steel CHyry RMyers DBichsel D0:54
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DALTBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

DAL 50.4s (6th longest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

DAL 38% (2nd most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series