Lightning 3–2 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Mar 20, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Brandon Hagel

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:09 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Anthony Cirelli

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:14 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Nikita Kucherov

1 A

2 shots · 21:11 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Brandon Hagel Go-ahead 1st · 04:35

Assists: Anthony Cirelli, Nikita Kucherov · beat Casey DeSmith

1–0

2nd period

⚡ Anthony Cirelli 2nd · 07:21

Assists: Brandon Hagel, Yanni Gourde · beat Casey DeSmith

2–0

⭐ Oskar Bäck 2nd · 07:58

Assists: Colin Blackwell, Sam Steel · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–1

⭐ Mason Marchment PP Tying 2nd · 13:48

Assists: Jamie Benn, Matt Duchene · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–2

Shootout

⚡ Gage Goncalves Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Casey DeSmith

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Hagel · Point · Kucherov 21:09

L2 Guentzel · Cirelli · Gourde 19:14

L3 Paul · Goncalves · Bjorkstrand 15:39

L4 Glendening · Girgensons 9:01

D1 Hedman · Moser 24:24

D2 McDonagh · Cernak 19:54

D3 Perbix · Raddysh 11:52

D4 Martinsen Lilleberg 10:54

⭐Stars

L1 Robertson · Duchene · Rantanen 19:29

L2 Marchment · Granlund · Johnston 18:50

L3 Benn · Hintz · Steel 13:44

L4 Bourque · Bäck · Blackwell 10:07

D1 Harley · Lindell 26:58

D2 Lyubushkin · Ceci 19:54

D3 Dumba · Bichsel 13:53

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL DAL⭐

38 Shots on goal 24

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

16 Hits 29

12 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 1

15 Giveaways 17

8 Penalty minutes 6

TBL shooting 7.9% (3/38) DAL shooting 8.3% (2/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

⭐Stars

Casey DeSmith

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

TBL DAL

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 16-4-1 (76% win rate, 21 games)

Stars

Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-5 (55% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 5-6-2 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 2nd: 10-3 (77% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 232024 ⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL 4–2 Dec 42023 ⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL 0–4 Dec 22023 ⚡TBL @ ⭐DAL 1–8 Feb 112023 ⚡TBL @ ⭐DAL 3–1 Nov 152022 ⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL 4–5 OT

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Who won Lightning vs Stars on March 20, 2025?

Lightning won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Lightning 3, Stars 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel.

Who scored for Stars?

Mason Marchment, Oskar Bäck.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeMar 17 🔔PHI @ ⚡TBL 0–2 AfterMar 22 ⚡TBL @ 🏒UTA 4–6

⭐ Stars

BeforeMar 18 🦆ANA @ ⭐DAL 3–4 AfterMar 22 🔔PHI @ ⭐DAL 2–3

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