DAL 1–4 TBL Final · L
Stars/Schedule/Recap Sun, Jan 18, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Dallas Stars
DAL · 27-13-9
1–4
FinalL
Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL · 30-13-4
1ST2ND3RDT DAL 190902120 TBL 1521516426 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the Stars trail the season series 0–2
DAL 27-13-9 · TBL 30-13-4 · Meeting 2 this season — the Stars trail the season series 0–2

Stars fell to the Lightning

Chances were even (2.5 to 2.8 expected goals); the Stars lost 1–4. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 2.5 expected goals to 2.8, on 20 and 26 shots on goal.

DAL 2.5 xG · 20 shots TBL 2.8 xG · 26 shots
0
1
2
3
1st · the swing 1.4 · 0.5
2nd 0.9 · 1.8
3rd 0.2 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Stars win 46.
DAL 46%TBL 54%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 6 penalties
← Stars shoot this way Lightning shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
04:00 Oskar Bäck
Nils Lundkvist, Mavrik Bourque · snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (63%)
1–0
PEN
05:24 Erik Cernak· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
Jake Guentzel, Charle-Edouard D'Astous · snap shot, a good chance (14%)
1–1
PEN
18:04 Declan Carlile· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:04 Justin Hryckowian· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
06:16 Jason Robertson· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
11:04 Brandon Hagel GWG
Nikita Kucherov, Darren Raddysh · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
1–2
PEN
14:20 Erik Cernak· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
Dominic James, Oliver Bjorkstrand · backhand shot on a rebound, a great chance (38%)
1–3
3rd period
PEN
07:26 Colin Blackwell· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
5
17:59 Pontus Holmberg EN
Yanni Gourde, J.J. Moser · snap shot, into an empty net
1–4
Goaltending
−0.2
vs expected
22/25 saves · 3 GA · 2.8 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
+1.5
vs expected
19/20 saves · 1 GA · 2.5 xGA Stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team DALTBL
Shots on goal
20
26
Expected goals
2.5
2.8
Hits
16
21
Blocks
16
16
Faceoffs
60%
40%
Power play
0/2
0/2
Penalty minutes
6
6
The Stars went 0-for-2 on the power play and killed all 2 Lightning power plays.