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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Thursday, February 25, 2027 · American Airlines Center

Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningAway

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Dallas StarsDallasStarsHome

SN+ · Prime Video · The Spot · KDFI

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday, February 25, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SN+, Prime Video, The Spot and KDFI.

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

Rest and travel

Lightning

First game of a road trip.

  1. 152027-02-15: no game
  2. 162027-02-16: vs FLA
  3. 172027-02-17: no game
  4. 182027-02-18: vs ANA
  5. 192027-02-19: no game
  6. 202027-02-20: vs TOR
  7. 212027-02-21: no game
  8. 222027-02-22: no game
  9. 232027-02-23: vs SJS
  10. 242027-02-24: no game
  11. 252027-02-25: at DAL
rest since last game
1 day
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

Stars

Another game at home.

  1. 152027-02-15: no game
  2. 162027-02-16: vs MIN
  3. 172027-02-17: no game
  4. 182027-02-18: vs PHI
  5. 192027-02-19: no game
  6. 202027-02-20: vs VGK
  7. 212027-02-21: no game
  8. 222027-02-22: no game
  9. 232027-02-23: vs VAN
  10. 242027-02-24: no game
  11. 252027-02-25: vs TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLDAL

Settled lines

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

TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)DAL 52% (4th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series