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Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars Preview & Picks – Stars To Notch Another NHL Home Win

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20 Mar 2025
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Leigh Copson 20 Mar 2025
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  • Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars picks for Thursday, March 20
  • Game is taking place at American Airlines Center
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Dallas Win

Moneyline

@-131.58 Stake.us 0
Under 6.0

Total Goals

@-120.48 Stake.us 0

Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars Preview & Picks

Dallas are tipped to make home advantage count again.

The Stars have dropped a few on the road recently, but at home they have been on a tear and this Tampa team has been hit or miss on their travels.

  • Dallas Stars are on an 8-game win streak at home
  • Tampa Bay Lightning are 5-7 in their last 12 road games
  • Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-4 in their last 8 games overall
  • The Under has cashed in 4 of the last 7 meetings (1 push)

Head To Head

  • Dallas Stars lead the all-time series 32-27-6
  • Dallas Stars won 4-2 when the two teams last met on November 23

Tampa Bay Lightning Form

Tampa Bay head out on the road looking to build on back-to-back victories that have seemingly got them back on track.

The Lightning ended February on a seven-game win streak and took it to eight games by winning their first game in March.

That run was ended by a 2-1 loss at Florida, but they rebounded quickly as they returned home to beat Columbus 6-2 and Buffalo 6-5.

Tampa Bay cooled off after that though, as they followed up a 4-0 home defeat to Boston with road losses to Carolina, 4-1, and Philadelphia, 4-3.

The Lightning avoided a fourth straight loss however, beating Boston 4-3 to end that road trip, and they then ran out 2-0 winners when they hosted Philadelphia.

Dallas Stars Form

Dallas enter this matchup looking to win back-to-back games and develop some momentum after a recent dip in form.

The Stars enjoyed a four-game win streak earlier this month, but have mot managed to string together wins over the past couple of weeks.

Their four-game run was ended by a 5-4 loss in Edmonton, and they then failed to follow up a 4-1 victory in Vancouver.

Dallas were beaten 4-1 in Winnipeg, before heading to Colorado for a 4-3 overtime defeat at the hands of the Avalanche.

The Stars did not lose three-in-a-row though, as they headed back home to down Anaheim, 4-3 in overtime.

Verdict

Dallas' overall form has not been great recently, but this is a team that does it's best work on the home ice.

The Stars have not lost at the American Airlines Center since late January, so we are backing them to send Tampa Bay home empty-handed.

Best Bet1: Dallas Win Moneyline @-131.58 at Stake.us - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Under 6.0 Total Goals @-120.48 at Stake.us - 2 Units
Dallas Win
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