The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
LIGHTNING (39-23-5) at STARS (43-21-3)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNSUN, Victory+
Lightning projected lineup
Jake Guentzel — Brayden Point — Yanni Gourde
Brandon Hagel — Anthony Cirelli — Nikita Kucherov
Oliver Bjorkstrand — Nick Paul — Gage Goncalves
Zemgus Girgensons — Luke Glendening
Victor Hedman — J.J. Moser
Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak
Emil Lilleberg — Nick Perbix
Darren Raddysh
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Johansson
Scratched: Cam Atkinson, Mitchell Chaffee
Injured: None
Status report:
The Lightning held an optional morning skate. … Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper confirmed there will be no changes, marking the third consecutive game the Lightning will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
More from THW:
- Is the Lightning Defense Strong Enough to Win a Stanley Cup?
- Yanni Gourde’s Impact in His Return to the Lightning
- Lightning Penalty Kill & Goaltending the Difference in Win vs. Flyers
Stars projected lineup
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Mikko Rantanen
Mason Marchment — Matt Duchene — Mikael Granlund
Jamie Benn — Wyatt Johnston — Mavrik Bourque
Oskar Back — Sam Steel — Colin Blackwell
Thomas Harley — Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell — Cody Ceci
Lian Bichsel — Matt Dumba
Casey DeSmith
Jake Oettinger
Scratched: Evgenii Dadonov, Brendan Smith
Injured: Miro Heiskanen (knee), Nils Lundkvist (shoulder), Tyler Seguin (hip)
Status report:
Seguin took part in the Stars morning skate but is still “a ways off from playing,” according to coach Pete DeBoer; the center has been out since Dec. 1. … DeSmith will start; he has won each of his past six games dating back to Jan. 25.
More from THW:
- Granlund’s 2 Goals Put Stars Over the Top Against Ducks
- Projected Lineps for the Ducks vs Stars – 3/18/25
- Projected Lineups for the Stars vs Avalanche – 3/16/25
