Game Day Guide: Stars at Lightning

Game 23: Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning

When: Monday, December 4 at 6:00 PM CT

Where: Amalie Arena

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM

Live Stats: NHL Game Center

Five Points 5️⃣

• The Stars travel to Tampa for the second of two consecutive games against the Lighting. The teams first met Saturday afternoon in Dallas, where the Stars defeated the Lightning, 8-1. The Stars went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on the power play and 5-for-6 (83.3%) on the penalty kill.
• Eight Stars skaters, including three defensemen, recorded two or more points in Saturday's game, led by forward Joe Pavelski's three-point (1-2--3) performance.
• Pavelski has earned 12 points (4-8--12) in his last seven games against the Lightning and has tallied points (3-5--8) in each of his last four games against them in Tampa.
• Following a two-goal (2-0--2) performance against Tampa Bay on Saturday, forward Jason Robertson has tallied five points (3-2--5) in his last four games against the Lightning, contributing to a total of 11 points (4-7--11) in 12 career games against them.
• Goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced Saturday afternoon against the Lightning. He has appeared in seven games against Tampa Bay, posting a 2-2-2 record with 2.82 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage.

Players To Watch 👀

Forward Joe Pavelski logged three points (1-2--3) against the Lightning on Saturday afternoon, extending his point streak (6-6--12) to nine games. His current streak is tied for the longest active point streak in the league (other: Nikita Kucherov) and is the longest streak by a player aged 39 or older since Teemu Selanne with the Ducks from Dec. 2-19, 2011 (3-10—13 in 9 GP). 22 games into the season, Pavelski has been held off the scoresheet only five times and leads Dallas with 11 goals and 24 points (11-13--24).