Stars-Lightning Preview

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Here is a preview of Monday's game between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning.

Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning
Monday January 19
6:30 pm
TV: FSN | Radio: WBAP-820 AM
About the Stars

The Stars beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 Saturday afternoon to wrap up their three-game homestand with a 2-0-1 record.

"I thought it was a hard-fought game. Both teams competed hard," said Stars coach Dave Tippett. "Five of six points in this homestand is a good start if we want to start climbing the standings. These were 2 critical points for us and I like the way we are playing going into [this] week's trip."

The Stars are 8-3-3 in their last 14 games and 12-6-3 in their last 21.

Injuries: RW Fabian Brunnstrom (ankle), RW Landon Wilson (ribs), D Sergei Zubov (hip) and LW Brenden Morrow (knee) are out.

About the Lightning

The Lightning are coming off a 4-3 loss to Florida Saturday. Tampa Bay built a 3-1 lead in the first period, but Florida rallied with three goals in the second.

"We started the game great," Tampa's Vaclav Prospal said. "We didn't give them anything in the first period. We built a 3-1 lead and let it slip in the second, and that can't happen to us. That was a four-point game."

Vincent Lecavalier scored his third goal in four games for Tampa Bay, which is 4-3-0 in its last seven games and 7-5-1 in its last 13.

Injuries:  D Marek Malik (lower body), D Paul Ranger (upper body), D Matt Smaby (lower body) and F Paul Szczechura (lower body) are day to day. D Jamie Heward (concussion) and LW Gary Roberts (elbow/groin) are out.

 Season Series
  • This is the first and only meeting between the two teams this season. 
  • The two teams did not play in 2007-08
  • The Stars are 18-5-3 all-time against the Lightning.
Statistical tidbits
  • Nine of Dallas' last 14 games have gone beyond regulation. The Stars have won six of those nine games that have been settled in overtime or a shootout.
  • The Stars have played 14 overtime games this season, matching their entire total for last season.
  • Tampa Bay has allowed six power play goal on 13 shorthanded situations in the last three games.
  • The Lightning are 6-23 on the power play over the last seven games.
Team Stats
Category Dallas Tampa Bay
Overall Record 19-17-7 14-21-10
Home 11-6-4 5-8-7
Away 8-11-3 9-13-3
Last 5 2-1-2 3-2-0
Streak Won 1 Lost 1
Goals Per Game 2.79 (15th) 2.44 (27th)
Goals Against Per Game 3.33 (27th) 2.96 (23rd)
Shots Per Game 29.2 (18th) 29.5 (15th)
Shots Against Per Game 27.9 (3rd) 32.6 (28th)
Shooting Percentage 9.6 (16th) 8.3 (25th)
Save Percentage 88.1 (29th) 90.9 (12th)
Power Play
Overall 15.0 (26th)
Home 18.6 (12th)
Away 11.1 (30th)
Overall 15.6 (25th)
Home 11.8 (28th)
Away 18.7 (13th)
Penalty Kill
Overall 77.8 (26th)
Home 76.9 (26th)
Away 78.8 (20th)
Overall 79.9 (22nd)
Home 83.8 (10th)
Away 76.5 (27th)
Shorthanded Goals For 1 2
Shorthanded Goals Against 0 4
PP Chances Per Game 4.3 4.3
PP Chances Against Per Game 4.1 5.0
Faceoffs 48.1 (24th) 50.0 (16th)
Overtime Record 3-3 1-3
Shootout Record 4-4 2-7
Shootout Shooting Pct. 13-33 (39.4%) 8-31 (25.8%)
Shootout Save Pct. 21-33 (63.6%) 12-27 (44.4%)
Team Leaders
Dallas Tampa Bay
Goals Eriksson - 21 Goals Lecavalier - 19
Assists Ribeiro - 28 Assists St. Louis - 27
Points Ribeiro, Richards - 36 Points St. Louis - 44
Goalie Turco: 18-15-7, 3.13, .884 Goalie Smith: 11-16-9, 2.50, .919
Roster Statistics
Dallas Tampa Bay
Average Height 6-1 Average Height: 6-2
Average Weight 200 Average Weight: 210
Average Age 28.8 Average Age: 28.1