TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Stars are playing the first of two matchups this season and the only meeting at American Airlines Center…The two teams will conclude their season series Monday night at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts posted a 2-0-0 record vs. DAL last season, winning the two contests by a combined score of 8-5…Alex Killorn (1-4—5) led Tampa Bay in points and assists vs. DAL last season, while Anthony Cirelli (2-1—3) paced the team in goals…Nikita Kucherov has recorded 14 points over his last 10 games vs. DAL (2-12—14)…Steven Stamkos has picked up 27 points over his last 20 contests vs. DAL (17-10—27), including 10 points over the last 10 meetings (6-4—10)…Brandon Hagel has six points in his last seven games vs. DAL (2-4—6)…Victor Hedman has 14 points over his last 20 contests vs. DAL (2-12—14)…Andrei Vasilevskiy is 8-2-0 over his last 10 starts vs. DAL, recording three shutouts with a .949 save percentage and 1.30 goals against average during that span…The Bolts are 6-2-2 in their last 10 road games at DAL and 7-3-0 in the last 10 meetings overall…Stamkos (20-12—32) holds the Lightning franchise records for career goals and points vs. DAL, while Hedman (4-20—24) leads the way in assists.
INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY STATUS GAMES MISSED
Conor Sheary Upper-Body Out, 4-6 weeks 11
2023-24 Total Man Games Lost: 46
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
INJURIES Man-games lost,
2023-24: 11
NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES
C Roope Hintz Upper body 1 Oct. 12
C Radek Faksa Upper body 4 Nov. 1-6
C Matt Duchene Upper body 1 Nov. 6
D Thomas Harley Upper body 3 Nov. 14-20
C Craig Smith Illness 2 Nov. 22-24
TODAY’S GAME: Nestled between five road games lies a home game for the Stars, who host the Tampa Bay Lightning today at 1 p.m. (1 p.m. CT, Bally Sports Southwest, The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). It’s a rare matinee affair for the Stars and an even rarer home-andhome series, which concludes Monday at Amalie Arena in Tampa. These are the only times the Stars and Lightning will face each other in the 2023-24 regular season.
I WAS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAILROAD TRACK
– The Stars went 0-1-1 against the Lightning last season, falling 5-4 in overtime on Nov. 15, 2022 at Amalie Arena and 3-1 on Feb. 11 at American Airlines Center. – Dallas is 28-22-6 all-time vs. Tampa, including a 13-11-3 mark at home. – Forward Joe Pavelski leads active Stars in goals (11) and points (11-15—26) in a team-high 31 career games against Tampa Bay. He also co-leads in assists (15) and ranks first in power-play goals (4). – Forward Matt Duchene shares second in goals (10) and ranks third in assists (12) and points (10-12—22) in 27 career games vs. the Lightning. He also co-leads the squad in game-winning tallies (3) against them. NAME INJURY # OF GAMES DATES C Roope Hintz Upper body 1 Oct. 12 C Radek Faksa Upper body 4 Nov. 1-6 C Matt Duchene Upper body 1 Nov. 6 D Thomas Harley Upper body 3 Nov. 14-20 C Craig Smith Illness 2 Nov. 22-24 Dallas Stars: Media Notes – Captain Jamie Benn shares second in goals (10) and ranks fourth in assists (10) and points (10-10—20) in 27 career matchups vs. the Lightning. He also co-leads the club in game-winning goals (3), with two of them coming in overtime. – Forward Tyler Seguin co-leads the club in assists (15) and ranks second in points (9-15—24) in 30 career games against Tampa Bay. Seguin also paces the team in shots (89), shares second in game winners (2) and is one of three players on the active roster with an overtime goal (1) against the Bolts (also Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene). – Forward Jason Robertson enters today’s contest with seven assists and nine points (2-7—9) in 11 career games vs. the Lightning. – Forward Evgenii Dadonov has 13 points (4-9—13) in 19 career games against Tampa Bay. – Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 1-2-2 with a 3.16 goals-against average and .887 save percentage in six career appearances against the Lightning. – Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 1-1-0 with a 1.00 GAA, .964 SV% and one shutout in two career appearances vs. Tampa Bay. Wedgewood’s 25-save shutout came in a 1-0 Stars victory on April 12, 2022 at American Airlines Center.
