Lightning vs Stars Picks and Prediction – 3/21/2025

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be visiting the American Airlines, where they will take on the Dallas Stars. Get the rest of our free NHL picks here! Tampa Bay comes into this game with a 39-23-5 record which places them second in the Atlantic. The Lightning are riding a two game win streak, most recently defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-0 on Monday. Andre Vasilevskiy will be Tampa Bay’s starting goaltender in this game, he’s posted 2.24 goals against average to go along with his 32-18-3 record. Tampa Bay is scoring 3.51goals per game, while allowing 2.64 defensively.

The Dallas Stars currently sit second in the Central division, entering this game with a 41-21-3 record. After back to back losses against the Jets and Avalanche, the Stars would bounce back with a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Jake Oettinger will be the Stars’ starting goalie in this game, he’s posted a 31-15-3 record to go along with a 2.55 goals against average. Dallas is the fourth highest scoring team in the NHL at 3.39 goals per game, while giving up just 2.59 defensively (3rd in NHL).

Tampa Bay will be searching for their third straight win on Thursday, while Dallas hopes a win over Anaheim can get things going in the right direction. With the Stars being shaky as of late and the Lightning really coming on, expect Tampa bay to take this one. Final score prediction, Lightning win 4-3.