NHL Game Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 3/20/2025

Thomas Harley skating for the Dallas Stars
Thomas Harley - Photo via CBS Sports

Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars

Venue: American Airlines Center
Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 7:00 pm CST

TV: ESPN+ / FDSNSUN / Victory+
Radio:
Tampa Bay – 102.5 The Bone
Dallas – The Ticket 96.7 FM / 1310 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Tampa Bay +1.5 ML -250
Dallas -1.5 ML +205
O/U 5.5

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Tampa Bay Lightning News & Notes:

Tampa trails the Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers by two points for first place in the Atlantic Division. After tonight’s game, the Lightning only face three playoff contenders in the upcoming 10 games. There’s a good opportunity

Dallas Stars News & Notes:

Dallas is 2-3 in the last five games. The losses come against Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Colorado, all playoff competitors. Dallas is hoping to get their team chemistry together before the playoffs begin.

Dallas head coach Pete DeBoer recently mentioned to the media that defenseman Miro Heiskanen could miss the first round of the playoffs due to his knee injury.

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines:

Hagel-Cirelli-Kucherov
Guentzel-Point-Gourde
Bjorkstrand-Paul-Goncalves
Girgensons-Glendening-Raddysh

Hedman-Moser
McDonagh-Cernak
Lilleberg-Perbix

Vasilevskiy
Johansson

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Dallas Stars Projected Lines:

Robertson-Hintz-Rantanen
Marchment-Duchene-Granlund
Benn-Johnston-Bourque
Back-Steel-Blackwell

Harley-Lyubushkin
Lindell-Ceci
Bichsel-Dumba

Oettinger
DeSmith

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Players To Watch:

Tampa Bay Lightning

Yanni Gourde has four assists and -1 while averaging 17 minutes of ice time since rejoining the Lightning.

Dallas Stars

Thomas Harley has five points in the last five games. After an impressive Four Nations performance, Harley has been solid for the Stars. With 42 points in 65 games, he’s toward the top of the league in points production for defenseman.

Injury Report:

Tampa Bay Lightning

None

Dallas Stars

D Miro Heiskanen – IR
C Tyler Seguin – IR
D Nils Lundkvist – IR

Next Game:

Tampa Bay Lightning – March 22 at Utah Hockey Club
Dallas Stars – March 22 vs. Philadelphia Flyers

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