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%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. Dallas (votes: 1 - 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	48	31	3	9	5	191:114	77
2	Dallas Stars	50	24	4	9	13	169:141	65
3	Minnesota Wild	51	19	9	9	14	164:147	65
4	Vegas Golden Knights	48	17	7	12	12	161:147	60
5	Edmonton Oilers	51	20	5	8	18	171:160	58
6	Utah Mammoth	50	19	7	4	20	158:139	56
7	Anaheim Ducks	50	15	11	3	21	165:176	55
8	San Jose Sharks	49	14	11	3	21	153:173	53
9	Seattle Kraken	49	16	6	9	18	137:148	53
10	Los Angeles Kings	49	13	7	13	16	129:139	53
11	Nashville Predators	49	16	7	4	22	141:166	50
12	Chicago Blackhawks	49	16	4	7	22	135:154	47
13	Calgary Flames	50	17	4	5	24	128:149	47
14	Winnipeg Jets	49	18	2	6	23	147:151	46
15	St. Louis Blues	50	18	1	8	23	121:171	46
16	Vancouver Canucks	50	11	6	5	28	133:183	39

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	48	25	6	4	13	170:121	66
2	Carolina Hurricanes	50	22	9	4	15	173:145	66
3	Detroit Red Wings	51	21	10	4	16	159:154	66
4	Montreal Canadiens	50	18	10	7	15	172:167	63
5	Buffalo Sabres	49	21	6	5	17	163:153	59
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	49	20	4	11	14	160:148	59
7	New York Islanders	50	18	9	5	18	146:141	59
8	Boston Bruins	50	21	7	2	20	166:156	58
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	50	17	7	9	17	166:166	57
10	Philadelphia Flyers	49	16	7	9	17	147:155	55
11	New Jersey Devils	50	17	9	2	22	131:151	54
12	Washington Capitals	51	21	3	6	21	162:152	54
13	Florida Panthers	48	22	3	3	20	146:160	53
14	Ottawa Senators	49	18	5	7	19	163:164	53
15	Columbus Blue Jackets	49	13	9	7	20	149:164	51
16	New York Rangers	51	14	7	6	24	138:159	48

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