Lightning at Stars 1/27/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Tampa Bay Lightning return from the All-Star Game break looking for a second straight victory when they visit the Dallas Stars. Tampa Bay improved to 29-15-4 with 62 points following a 7-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in their last outing. Tampa Bay is in second place in the Atlantic division eight points behind first-place Boston and one point ahead of third-place Florida.

Nikita Kucherov is the leading goal scorer for Tampa Bay with 22 and leader in assists with 32 and points with 54. Tampa Bay is scoring an average of 3.60 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.85 goals per game. Andrei Vasilevskiy it is 24-9-2 in goal for Tampa Bay with a goals-against average of 2.54 and save percentage of .917.

Dallas looks to snap a two-game losing streak when returning to the ice on Monday while hosting the Lightning. The Stars are 27-17-4 with 68 points and were defeated by the Minnesota Wild 7-0 in their last outing. Dallas is in third place in the Central Division four points behind second-place Colorado and 10 points behind first-place St Louis.

Roope Hintz is the leading goal scorer for Dallas with 15 while Tyler Seguin leads in assists with 25 and points with 36. The Stars are scoring an average of 2.56 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.46 goals-per-game. In net, Ben Bishop is 16-10-3 with a goals-against average of 2.28 and save percentage of .927.