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30-13-4
Tampa Bay Lightning
4
SOG: 26
27-13-9
Dallas Stars
1
SOG: 20
American Airlines Center - Dallas
OFF
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
TBL
D. James
TBL • 1G 1A
J. Guentzel
TBL • 1G 1A
C. D'Astous
TBL • 0G 1A
B. Hagel
TBL • 1G 0A
N. Kucherov
TBL • 0G 1A
D. Raddysh
TBL • 0G 1A
O. Bjorkstrand
TBL • 0G 1A
P. Holmberg
TBL • 1G 0A
Y. Gourde
TBL • 0G 1A
J. Moser
TBL • 0G 1A
DAL
O. Bäck
DAL • 1G 0A
N. Lundkvist
DAL • 0G 1A
M. Bourque
DAL • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
A. Vasilevskiy
TBL • G • G A
⭐ 2
D. James
TBL • C • 1G 1A
⭐ 3
J. Guentzel
TBL • C • 1G 1A
29-13-4 - W1
Tampa Bay Lightning
27-12-9 - L3
Dallas Stars
Dallas - American Airlines Center
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM - POSTGAME
Atlantic / Central
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
TBL
1
R
Nikita Kucherov
24G - 46A
(70P)
2
C
Jake Guentzel
21G - 28A
(49P)
3
L
Brandon Hagel
23G - 20A
(43P)
4
D
Darren Raddysh
12G - 30A
(42P)
5
C
Brayden Point
11G - 19A
(30P)
TBL Injuries
Sabourin, Scott
Undisclosed
Day to Day
Sabourin (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Tuesday, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.
McDonagh, Ryan
Undisclosed
Day to Day
McDonagh (undisclosed) will not travel with the team during its upcoming five-game road trip that begins Saturday in Philadelphia, Benjamin Pierce of the Tampa Bay Lightning's official site reports.
Hedman, Victor
Elbow
Day to Day
Hedman will undergo elbow surgery Monday and is expected to be out of action until the beginning of February, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports Friday.
Lilleberg, Emil
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Lilleberg (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Point, Brayden
Lower Body
Week to Week
Point (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site.
Trades
Dec 28 2025
The Minnesota Wild acquired Boris Katchouk from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Michael Milne
Dec 8 2025
The Philadelphia Flyers acquired Roman Schmidt from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Ethan Samson
Atlantic
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DAL
1
R
Mikko Rantanen
19G - 44A
(63P)
2
L
Jason Robertson
27G - 29A
(56P)
3
C
Wyatt Johnston
25G - 28A
(53P)
4
C
Roope Hintz
14G - 22A
(36P)
5
D
Miro Heiskanen
7G - 29A
(36P)
DAL Injuries
Bichsel, Lian
Lower Body
Week to Week
Bichsel (lower body) is targeting a return date just before or after the Olympic break, Sam Nestler of DLLS Stars reports Sunday.
Seguin, Tyler
Knee
Month to Month
Seguin (knee) will have his return timetable evaluated following the Olympic break after undergoing successful surgery Tuesday.
Trades
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Goaltending
TBL
20-7-3
2.22 GAA
91.6% SV
DAL
17-10-4
2.69 GAA
90.2% SV
TBL
10-6-1
2.73 GAA
89.6% SV
DAL
10-3-5
2.46 GAA
91.1% SV
TBL
0-0-0
0.00 GAA
0.0% SV
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Goaltenders
TBL
29-13-4
GAA: 2.54
SV%: 0.904
vs
DAL
27-12-9
GAA: 2.75
SV%: 0.901