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Tampa Bay Lightning Face Dallas Stars in Texas Showdown

Game time: December 2, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: American Airlines Center — Dallas, TX

Article updated Dec 1, 5:36 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-9-5, 25 points, 5th Atlantic) face the Dallas Stars (13-5-3, 29 points, 2nd Central) in Texas. The Lightning come to the game off a

Game outlook

On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Lightning (10-9-5, 25 points, 5th Atlantic) face the Dallas Stars (13-5-3, 29 points, 2nd Central) in Texas. The Lightning come to the game off a 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh Thursday, with losses in three straight and four of the last five games, while the Stars lost 4-3 in overtime to Calgary Thursday and have dropped three of the last four. Notable absentees are Tampa Bay's Conor Sheary, Brent Seabrook, and Logan Brown, and Dallas' Jerad Rosburg. The Stars are the betting favorite at -156.

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Lightning +135 | Stars -156

Spread: Lightning +1.5 (-180) | Stars -1.5 (+160)

Total: Over/Under 6 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Dallas will win straight-up is 61%.

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay has a power ranking of 5, and a current season record of 10-14. They have an average offensive score of 3.42 per game, while allowing an average of 3.54 points to be scored against them on defense.

Dallas Stars Analysis

The Dallas Stars currently rank 21st in power rankings, and are at #10 in offense, scoring an average of 3.38 points per game, and #11 in defense, giving up an average of 2.90 points per game, with a season record of 13-8. In the last 3 matchups, Tampa Bay went 1-1-1 against Dallas.

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Lightning vs Stars archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Lightning vs Stars matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning+128 → +121Moved
  • Moneyline · Dallas Stars-148 → -141Moved
  • Spread · Tampa Bay Lightning+1.5 (-190) → +1.5 (-200)Moved
  • Spread · Dallas Stars-1.5 (+160) → -1.5 (+168)Moved
  • Total · Over6 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under6 (-110) → 6.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Tampa Bay Lightning
10-14 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Dallas Stars
13-8 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-12-01T22:36:38.906Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Dallas Stars defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 8-1

Dallas Stars defeated Tampa Bay Lightning 8-1 on December 2, 2023, a 7-goal decision in the series. Dallas Stars' strongest period was the 2nd period, when it outscored its opponent 3-0. Against SportsJaw's recorded Tampa Bay Lightning +1.5 (-200) spread, Dallas Stars covered, while the 9 combined goals finished over the recorded total of 6.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • VegaspatMoneyline · Dallas Stars -148Win
  • MickeytTotal · Over 6 (-110)Win
  • CoversMoneyline · Dallas Stars -156Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 6 (-110)Win
  • Sammy52Total · Under 6 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioMoneyline · Dallas Stars -155Win
  • OddssharkMoneyline · Dallas Stars -155Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 6 (-110)Win
  • MikeVargasMoneyline · Tampa Bay Lightning +135Loss