Dallas Stars vs Tampa Bay Lightning – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

18/01/2026 at 14:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX).

NHL
Where to Watch on TV:


Brazil	Disney+
Chile	Disney+
Czech-republic	Nova Sport 1, Oneplay
Denmark	TV3 Sport, Viaplay
Finland	MTV Katsomo+, MTV Sub, MTV Urheilu 2, Veikkaus TV, Viaplay 1 Urheilu, Viaplay, V Sport Vinter
Germany	Sky Sport Mix, Sky Sport Top Event
Iceland	Viaplay
Mexico	Sky Sport
Norway	Viaplay
Slovakia	Voyo
Spain	DAZN Espana
Sweden	Viaplay, V Sport Vinter
Ukraine	Setanta Sports+
United-kingdom	DAZN
Uruguay	Disney+
Usa	ESPN+, Victory+
Venezuela	Disney+
World	NHL.tv

Match Stats


Shots on Goal
20	26
Shots off target
6	16
Shooting PCT
5% (1/20)	15.38% (4/26)
Blocked shots
14	12
Goalkeeper Saves
22	19
Saves PCT
88% (22/25)	95% (19/20)
Penalties
3	3
PIM
6	6
Power-play Goals
0	0
Shorthanded Goals
0	0
Power-play PCT
0% (0/3)	0% (0/3)
Pen. Killing PCT
100% (3/3)	100% (3/3)
Hits
15	21
Faceoffs Won
29	19
Faceoffs %
60.42	39.58
Giveaways
13	17
Takeaways
3	6
Empty Net Goals
0	1

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Period (1 - 1)
04:00, 1 - 0, Back O. (G), Lundkvist N. (A), Bourque M. (A2)
05:24, Cernak E. (2 min),
08:04, 1 - 1, James D. (G), Guentzel J. (A), D'Astous C. (A2)
18:04, Hryckowian J. (2 min),
18:04, Carlile D. (2 min),
2nd Period (0 - 2)
06:16, Robertson J. (2 min),
11:04, 1 - 2, Hagel B. (G), Kucherov N. (A), Raddysh D. (A2)
14:20, Cernak E. (2 min),
18:50, 1 - 3, Guentzel J. (G), James D. (A), Bjorkstrand O. (A2)
3rd Period (0 - 1)
07:26, Blackwell C. (2 min),
17:59, 1 - 4, Holmberg P. (G), Gourde Y. (A),

Highlights

Chances of winning

Dallas Stars
36.5%

Draw
23%

Tampa Bay Lightning
40.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

38.5%

23.3%

38.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

35.4%

21.4%

41.6%

Dallas Stars - Tampa Bay Lightning Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.59 ↑ (2.52)	4.17 ↑ (4.16)	2.36 ↓ (2.54)	4.9% (3.1%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

What is the prediction for Dallas Stars - Tampa Bay Lightning?

Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. Dallas will win (votes: 5 - 33.3%). Tampa Bay will win (votes: 4 - 26.7%). It will Tie (votes: 6 - 40%).
Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 15.2% – 64.8%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Dallas (votes: 2 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

O/U 6.5, OT - under (votes: 1 - 100%) .

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:3.

Preview Facts

One of today’s top clashes will feature two teams fighting for the top spots (ranked 2 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Dallas won 2.
Recent performances by Dallas have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).
Tampa Bay is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).
Recently, the opponents have had a series of away games.
The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
There will not play in Dallas: Bichsel L. (Lower-Body Injury) Heiskanen M. (Personal Reasons) Seguin T. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Tampa Bay: Hedman V. (Elbow Injury) Lilleberg E. (Injury) Point B. (Lower-Body Injury) Sabourin S. (Head Injury)
There are questionable in Tampa Bay: McDonagh R. (Injury)
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Dallas won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 14 matches, and goals 44:59. (average 2.2:3).
Including home matches between the teams, Dallas won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 24:25. (average 2.4:2.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Dallas Stars won against Tampa Bay Lightning?

Dallas Stars has won 2 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Tampa Bay Lightning won against Dallas Stars?

Tampa Bay Lightning has won 5 of their last 7 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Dallas Stars - Tampa Bay Lightning were as follows:

30.10.2025 Tampa Bay Lightning - Dallas Stars 2:1

20.03.2025 Dallas Stars - Tampa Bay Lightning 2:3

23.11.2024 Tampa Bay Lightning - Dallas Stars 2:4

04.12.2023 Tampa Bay Lightning - Dallas Stars 4:0

02.12.2023 Dallas Stars - Tampa Bay Lightning 8:1

Latest results of Dallas Stars

15.01.2026 Utah Mammoth - Dallas Stars 2:1 ✺

13.01.2026 Anaheim Ducks - Dallas Stars 3:1 ✺

12.01.2026 Los Angeles Kings - Dallas Stars 1:3 ✺

10.01.2026 San Jose Sharks - Dallas Stars 5:4 ✺

07.01.2026 Washington Capitals - Dallas Stars 1:4 ✺

Latest results of Tampa Bay Lightning

16.01.2026 St. Louis Blues - Tampa Bay Lightning 3:2 ✺

13.01.2026 Pittsburgh Penguins - Tampa Bay Lightning 1:2 ✺

12.01.2026 Philadelphia Flyers - Tampa Bay Lightning 1:5 ✺

10.01.2026 Philadelphia Flyers - Tampa Bay Lightning 2:7 ✺

06.01.2026 Tampa Bay Lightning - Colorado Avalanche 4:2 ✺

NHL Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	55	34	3	9	9	212:138	83
2	Minnesota Wild	58	21	13	10	14	196:169	78
3	Dallas Stars	57	28	6	9	14	193:160	77
4	Vegas Golden Knights	57	20	7	14	16	191:179	68
5	Utah Mammoth	57	23	7	4	23	183:157	64
6	Edmonton Oilers	58	21	7	8	22	198:194	64
7	Seattle Kraken	56	21	6	9	20	162:165	63
8	Anaheim Ducks	56	18	12	3	23	185:195	63
9	Los Angeles Kings	56	14	9	14	19	146:161	60
10	Nashville Predators	57	19	7	7	24	169:198	59
11	San Jose Sharks	55	16	11	4	24	171:193	58
12	Chicago Blackhawks	57	17	5	9	26	154:185	53
13	Winnipeg Jets	56	20	2	8	26	160:175	52
14	Calgary Flames	56	19	4	6	27	142:169	52
15	St. Louis Blues	57	19	1	9	28	147:203	49
16	Vancouver Canucks	57	12	6	6	33	149:210	42

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	55	28	9	4	14	199:140	78
2	Carolina Hurricanes	57	26	10	6	15	197:163	78
3	Montreal Canadiens	57	21	11	8	17	199:187	72
4	Detroit Red Wings	58	23	10	6	19	174:175	72
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	56	25	4	12	15	192:169	70
6	Buffalo Sabres	57	26	6	6	19	195:176	70
7	Boston Bruins	57	24	8	5	20	195:182	69
8	New York Islanders	58	22	10	5	21	169:162	69
9	Columbus Blue Jackets	56	20	9	7	20	179:177	65
10	Washington Capitals	59	24	5	7	23	189:177	65
11	Toronto Maple Leafs	57	19	8	9	21	188:194	63
12	Ottawa Senators	57	22	6	7	22	191:184	63
13	Philadelphia Flyers	56	18	7	11	20	167:180	61
14	Florida Panthers	57	23	6	3	25	174:191	61
15	New Jersey Devils	57	18	10	2	27	146:175	58
16	New York Rangers	57	14	8	6	29	151:180	50

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