Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars 9/23/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars are set to meet in game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals as they will faceoff at Rogers Place in the Edmonton, Canada bubble. The Tampa Bay Lightning come into this matchup fresh off a win as they evened the series with a game 2 win over the Stars, 3-2. The Lightning were able to receive goals from some usual sources as Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat both scored in the first period while Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman each recorded 2 assists. The Tampa Bay Lightning edged out the Dallas Stars in the shot department (31-29), and they also won the faceoff battle (35-34).

The Tampa Bay Lightning were solid at keeping the Dallas Stars off the scoreboard as they held them to 2 goals on 29 shots. The Lightning starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy had a productive game in the crease as he recorded 27 saves which pushed his postseason save percentage to .929 and GAA to 1.88.

The Dallas Stars come into this matchup looking to rebound after dropping game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals to the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2. The Dallas Stars were able to get scoring from usual sources as Mattias Janmark and Joe Pavelski recorded goals while Alexander Radulov and Joel Klingberg each had 2 assists. The Dallas Stars struggled on the penalty kill as they allowed the Tampa Bay Lightning to score 2 powerplay goals.

The Dallas Stars struggled at keeping the Tampa Bay Lightning off the scoreboard as they allowed them to score 3 goals on 31 shots. The Stars starting goaltender Anton Khudobin struggled in the crease as he recorded 28 saves which pushed his postseason save percentage to .922 and GAA to 2.57.