Lightning vs. Stars Prediction, Odds & Stats - January 18, 2026

Game Scheduled
Atlantic
Jan 18th, 2:00 PM EST
Tampa Bay
Lightning
W W W W W
Dallas
Stars
W L L L L
VS
Tampa Bay Lightning
Dallas Stars
Scoreboard Spread Moneyline O/U
Tampa Bay Lightning 28-13-2-1      
Dallas Stars 26-10-6-3      

Latest Encounters

Date Result Competition Stats Recap
01/12/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 28-13-2-1 )
Philadelphia Flyers PHI ( 22-14-5-3 )
5   -   1
 Atlantic
01/10/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 28-13-2-1 )
Philadelphia Flyers PHI ( 22-14-5-3 )
7   -   2
 Atlantic
01/10/26
Dallas Stars DAL ( 26-10-6-3 )
San Jose Sharks SJ ( 23-19-2-1 )
4   -   5
 Central
01/07/26
Dallas Stars DAL ( 26-10-6-3 )
Washington Capitals WAS ( 23-17-1-5 )
4   -   1
 Central
01/06/26
Colorado Avalanche COL ( 33-4-3-4 )
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 28-13-2-1 )
2   -   4
 Central
01/06/26
Dallas Stars DAL ( 26-10-6-3 )
Carolina Hurricanes CAR ( 28-14-1-2 )
3   -   6
 Central
01/04/26
Montreal Canadiens MON ( 25-14-2-4 )
Dallas Stars DAL ( 26-10-6-3 )
4   -   3
 Atlantic
01/03/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 28-13-2-1 )
San Jose Sharks SJ ( 23-19-2-1 )
7   -   3
 Atlantic
01/01/26
Dallas Stars DAL ( 26-10-6-3 )
Chicago Blackhawks CHI ( 19-19-4-3 )
3   -   4
 Central
01/01/26
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 28-13-2-1 )
Los Angeles Kings LA ( 19-15-5-5 )
5   -   3
 Atlantic
12/31/25
Buffalo Sabres BUF ( 24-16-4 )
Dallas Stars DAL ( 26-10-6-3 )
4   -   1
 Atlantic
12/31/25
Tampa Bay Lightning TB ( 28-13-2-1 )
Anaheim Ducks ANA ( 21-21-3 )
4   -   3
 Atlantic

Betting Action

Line History

Matchup Details

team win loss last 10 w/l streak ats money home away total
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning
19 13 10-0-0 10W 15-20 -15 9-9-0 10-4-2-1 14-17-4
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars
24 7 3-3-3-1 1L 16-20 -135 11-5-1 13-2-2-2 17-17-2

Recent Meetings

date home-away ats o/u DAL:Shots DAL:Goals DAL:Assists TB:Shots TB:Goals TB:Assists
10/30/2025 TB 2 - DAL 1 TB Under 6 21 1 2 33 2 2
03/20/2025 DAL 2 - TB 2 DAL Under 6 38 2 4 24 2 4
11/23/2024 TB 2 - DAL 4 DAL Under 6 28 4 6 29 2 4
12/04/2023 TB 4 - DAL 0 TB Under 6.5 25 0 0 23 4 4
12/02/2023 DAL 8 - TB 1 DAL Over 6 33 1 1 34 8 15
02/11/2023 DAL 1 - TB 3 TB Under 6 31 3 6 29 1 0
11/15/2022 TB 5 - DAL 4 TB Over 6 32 4 6 38 5 10
04/12/2022 DAL 1 - TB 0 DAL Under 6 25 0 0 29 1 2
01/15/2022 TB 3 - DAL 1 TB Under 5.5 20 1 1 29 3 6
05/07/2021 TB 2 - DAL 5 DAL Over 5.5 31 5 8 27 2 4
05/05/2021 TB 6 - DAL 2 TB Over 5 22 2 4 20 6 9
04/29/2021 TB 3 - DAL 0 TB Under 5.5 20 0 0 28 3 0
03/25/2021 DAL 4 - TB 3 DAL Over 5 27 3 6 41 4 7
03/23/2021 DAL 1 - TB 2 TB Under 5 26 2 2 17 1 2
03/16/2021 DAL 3 - TB 3 DAL Over 5.5 36 3 6 27 3 6
03/02/2021 DAL 0 - TB 2 TB Under 5 19 2 3 28 0 0
02/27/2021 TB 5 - DAL 0 TB Under 5.5 20 0 0 21 5 7
09/28/2020 DAL 0 - TB 2 TB Under 5 29 2 4 22 0 0
09/26/2020 TB 2 - DAL 3 (OT) DAL Under 5 33 3 6 41 2 3
09/25/2020 DAL 4 - TB 5 (OT) TB Over 5 35 5 10 30 4 7
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
01/12/2026 PHI 1 - TB 5 W Under 6 26 5 10
01/10/2026 PHI 2 - TB 7 W Over 6 23 7 12
01/06/2026 TB 4 - COL 2 W Under 6 33 2 3
01/03/2026 SJ 3 - TB 7 W Over 6 26 7 13
01/01/2026 LA 3 - TB 5 W Over 5.5 24 5 9
12/31/2025 ANA 3 - TB 4 (OT) W Over 6 29 4 7
12/28/2025 TB 4 - MON 4 L Over 6 35 4 7
12/27/2025 FLA 2 - TB 4 W Over 5.5 25 4 7
12/22/2025 TB 4 - STL 1 W Under 5.5 24 1 2
12/20/2025 TB 6 - CAR 4 W Over 5.5 22 4 6
date score ats o/u Shots Goals Assists
01/10/2026 SJ 5 - DAL 4 L Over 6 31 5 10
01/07/2026 WAS 1 - DAL 4 W Under 6 24 1 2
01/06/2026 CAR 6 - DAL 3 L Over 6 32 6 11
01/04/2026 DAL 3 - MON 4 (OT) L Over 6 27 3 6
01/01/2026 CHI 4 - DAL 3 L Over 5.5 21 4 7
12/31/2025 DAL 1 - BUF 4 L Under 6 29 1 2
12/27/2025 DAL 3 - CHI 3 L Over 5.5 31 3 6
12/23/2025 DET 4 - DAL 3 L Over 6 25 4 8
12/21/2025 DAL 5 - TOR 1 W Under 6 22 5 9
12/19/2025 ANA 3 - DAL 8 W Over 6 25 3 6

Matchup Edge - Scoring Stats

Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Dallas Stars DAL
avg rank edge in rank avg
3.6 2 Goals Per Game 3 3.4
2.6 2 Goals Against Per Game 4 2.8
27.2 17 Shots Per Game 24 25.4
26.4 7 Shots Against Per Game 13 28.0
13.1 2 Shooting % 1 13.5
9.8 5 Opponent Shooting % 7 10.0
0.86 13 Shot Differential Per Game 24 -2.62
13.1 2 Scoring Efficiency Ratio 1 13.5
.900 3 Save % 3 .900
.860 1 Opponent Save % 1 .860
13.8 1 Penalty Minutes Per Game 11 9.0
0.66 11 Power Play Goals Per Game 2 0.87
0.55 9 Power Play Goals Against Per Game 15 0.67
21.2 12 Power Play % 2 29.1
83.1 6 Penalty Kill % 15 79.6
2.05 7 Blocks To Shots On Goal Ratio 17 1.85

Odds Analysis

Team Rankings

offence
Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Season stats rank
Goals 3.57 2
Shots 27.23 20
Power Play (%) 21 13
Faceoff (%) 46 31
Penalty Mins 605 2
Dallas Stars DAL
Season stats rank
Goals 3.42 3
Shots 25.4 29
Power Play (%) 29 2
Faceoff (%) 52 5
Penalty Mins 406 13
defence
Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Season stats rank
Goals 3.57 2
Shots 27.23 20
Power Play (%) 21 13
Faceoff (%) 46 31
Penalty Mins 605 2
Dallas Stars DAL
Season stats rank
Goals 3.42 3
Shots 25.4 29
Power Play (%) 29 2
Faceoff (%) 52 5
Penalty Mins 406 13

Injuries

Tampa Bay Lightning TB
Dallas Stars DAL

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Line Up - Last Game

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Dallas Stars
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