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2020-21 regular season

Lightning at Stars

🗓 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 3–0

Lightning beat Stars 4–3 in a shootout at American Airlines Center on March 16, 2021.

TBL – DAL
36–27
Shots on goal
1/2–1/3
Power play
23–22
Hits
13–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Brayden Point
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 22:57 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Miro Heiskanen
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 26:43 TOI
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Jamie Benn
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 21:43 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Brayden Point Go-ahead 1st · 03:55
Assists: Ondrej Palat, Anthony Cirelli · beat Jake Oettinger
1–0
2nd period
⭐ Miro Heiskanen PP Tying 2nd · 09:05
Assists: Joe Pavelski, Jason Robertson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
1–1
⚡ Mathieu Joseph Go-ahead 2nd · 14:20
Assists: Pat Maroon, Ross Colton · beat Jake Oettinger
2–1
3rd period
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP 3rd · 11:49
Assists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point · beat Jake Oettinger
3–1
⭐ Jamie Benn 3rd · 17:54
Assists: Miro Heiskanen, Joe Pavelski · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–2
⭐ Alexander Radulov Tying 3rd · 18:35
Assists: Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy
3–3
Shootout
⚡ Brayden Point Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Palat · Point · Cirelli 20:47
L2 Killorn · Stamkos · Gourde 17:45
L3 Coleman · Goodrow · Johnson 13:34
L4 Maroon · Colton · Joseph 9:56
D1 Hedman · McDonagh 25:42
D2 Sergachev · Cernak 21:56
D3 Rutta · Foote 13:00
⭐Stars
L1 Benn · Faksa · Pavelski 21:05
L2 Robertson · Dickinson · Radulov 16:36
L3 Comeau · Cogliano · Gurianov 15:14
L4 Kiviranta · Gardner · Caamano 9:08
D1 Klingberg · Heiskanen 27:24
D2 Lindell · Oleksiak 22:44
D3 Sekera · Hanley 11:30

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL DAL⭐
36 Shots on goal 27
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
23 Hits 22
13 Blocked shots 13
2 Takeaways 9
7 Giveaways 16
6 Penalty minutes 4
TBL shooting 11.1% (4/36) DAL shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
⭐Stars
Jake Oettinger
33/36
.917 SV% · 3 GA · 64:04 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Brayden Point · 1st 03:55 · 1–0 Miro Heiskanen · 2nd 09:05 · 1–1 Mathieu Joseph · 2nd 14:20 · 2–1 Steven Stamkos · 3rd 11:49 · 3–1 Jamie Benn · 3rd 17:54 · 3–2 Alexander Radulov · 3rd 18:35 · 3–3
TBL DAL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4-4 (0% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

All →
Lightning lead the season series 3–0
Mar 22021 ⚡TBL @ ⭐DAL 2–0 Feb 272021 ⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL 0–5 Sep 282020 ⚡TBL @ ⭐DAL 2–0 Sep 262020 ⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL 3–2 OT Sep 252020 ⚡TBL @ ⭐DAL 5–4 OT
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Who won Lightning vs Stars on March 16, 2021?

Lightning won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Lightning 4, Stars 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brayden Point, Mathieu Joseph, Steven Stamkos.

Who scored for Stars?

Alexander Radulov, Jamie Benn, Miro Heiskanen.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Jake Oettinger made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Stars season series?

Lightning lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 15 🐯NSH @ ⚡TBL 4–1 AfterMar 18 🪶CHI @ ⚡TBL 2–4
⭐ Stars
BeforeMar 14 ⭐DAL @ 🧥CBJ 2–1 AfterMar 18 ⭐DAL @ 🐙DET 2–3
Also on March 16
⚔️BUF 2–3 😈NJD 🏝️NYI 1–3 🦅WSH 🐻BOS 2–1 🐧PIT 🌪️CAR 2–4 🐙DET 🌵ARI 0–3 🌲MIN 🦆ANA 4–8 🏔️COL
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