Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars 9/19/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 09/18/2020 at 12:14 PM ET

The Lighting were able to get a win in their last game in over time. That allowed the Lightning to move forward in the playoffs and make it to the Stanley Cup Finals. The downside is the game was back to back deep overtime games for Tampa Bay and that could definitely lead to the Lightning being like their former opponent in the Blue Jackets with fatigue.

This year the Lightning have ended up getting 3.44 goals per game on the year. With the Lightning the team has been able to get a total of 31.86 shots per game. The Lightning have converted on the power play at a clip of 22.43% on the year so far. Defensively the Lightning have ended up giving up 2.68 goals a game and have faced an average of 30.92 goals per game.

Dallas is one team that has been able to rest on the playoff battle. With the way that the Stars have played this year it has been very impressive with low shots and low scoring. However, the defense for Dallas has shown up big in the games so far and that has kept the Stars in the games.

The year the Stars have been able to get 2.70 goals per game. With Dallas they have ended up with 30.55 shots per game. The power play for the Stars has converted at 22.66% on the year. With the defense the Stars have given up 2.69 goals a game on the year. The Stars have ended up facing a total of 31.79 shots per game.

    Dallas is coming to the game playing really well defensively and well rested. Tampa Bay will be coming to the game here with a team that has not been the high scoring team that they started off with. Look for this game to be playing right into the hands of the Stars who are a low scoring game expert. That will continue in the game here as the rested Dallas team is able to do quite a bit better to get the win. Final Score Prediction, Dallas Stars win 2-1.

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