Tampa Bay Lightning vs Dallas Stars 9/28/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars are set to meet in game 6 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 looking to rebound after dropping game 5 of the Stanley Cup to the Dallas Stars in overtime, 3-2 in 2 OT. The Tampa Bay Lightning received production from their usual sources as Brayden Point recorded 2 assists while Nikita Kucherov had 1 assist, but the goals came from Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev. The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t receive many powerplay chances as they went 0 for 1, but they were solid on the penalty kill with a 2 for 2 game.

The Tampa Bay Lightning struggled at keeping the Dallas Stars off the scoreboard as they allowed them to score 3 goals on 33 shots. The Lightning starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy struggled in the crease as he recorded 30 saves which pushed his postseason save percentage to .925 and GAA to 1.97.

The Dallas Stars were able to continue their season alive with a win in game 5 over the Tampa Bay Lightning as they won 3-2 in double overtime. The Dallas Stars received a big game from Corey Perry as he recorded 2 goals with his last goal being the game-winner. The other goal for Dallas came off the stick of Joe Pavelski, but Tyler Seguin was involved in every goal as he recorded 3 assists. The Dallas Stars were edged out by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the shot department (41-33), and they were edged out in the faceoff circle (41-39).

The Dallas Stars were solid at keeping the Tampa Bay Lightning off the scoreboard as they held them to 2 goals on 41 shots. The Stars starting goaltender Anton Khudobin had a solid game in the crease as he recorded 39 saves which pushed his postseason save percentage to .917 and GAA to 2.72.