Dallas Stars vs Tampa Bay Lightning 9/26/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning are set to meet in game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals as they will meet at Rogers Place in the Edmonton, Canada bubble. The Dallas Stars come into this matchup looking for answers after dropping game 4 to the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 in OT. The Dallas Stars were able to receive scoring from a usual source as Joe Pavelski had 2 goals while Joel Klingberg and Corey Perry were responsible for the other Dallas goals. The Stars were also able to receive production from star center Tyler Seguin as he recorded 2 assists. The Dallas Stars were edged out by the Tampa Bay Lighting in the shot department (35-30), but they dominated the Lightning in the faceoff circle (43-31).

The Dallas Stars struggled at keeping the Tampa Bay Lightning off the scoreboard as they allowed them to score 5 goals on 35 shots. The Stars starting goaltender Anton Khudobin struggled in the crease as he recorded 30 saves which pushed his postseason save percentage to .918 and GAA to 2.72.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were able to extend their series lead to 3-1 after beating the Dallas Stars in game 4, 5-4 in overtime. The Lightning have flashed their star power all postseason, and their latest game was no different as Brayden Point scored 2 goals, Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists, and Alex Killorn contributed 1 goal and 1 assist. The Tampa Bay Lightning were excellent on the powerplay as they went 3 for 4, and they were also good on the penalty kill as they went 3 for 3.

The Tampa Bay Lightning struggled at keeping the Dallas Stars off the scoreboard as they allowed them to score 4 goals on 30 shots. The Lightning starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy struggled in the crease as he recorded 26 saves which pushed his postseason save percentage to .928 and GAA to 1.89.