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Tampa Bay Lightning (29-13-4, 62 pts) at Dallas Stars (27-12-9, 63 pts)\u00a0<\/p>\n

Venue: American Airlines Center
Date: Sunday, January 18
Time: 2:00 pm EST
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The Lightning had their 11-game winning streak snapped on Friday with a 3-2 shootout loss to the Blues. They\u2019re still on a 12-game point streak, averaging 4.4 goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game. <\/p>\n

Dallas Stars News & Notes:<\/p>\n

The Stars dropped their second straight on Thursday in a 2-1 loss to the Mammoth. They\u2019re 2-4-2 in January, averaging 2.3 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines<\/p>\n

Hagel-Cirelli-Kucherov
Goncalves-Paul-Guentzel
Girgensons-Gourde-Holmberg
Bjorkstrand-Finley-James<\/p>\n

Moser-Raddysh
D\u2019astous-Cernak
Carlile-Crozier<\/p>\n

Vasilevskiy
Johansson<\/p>\n

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Dallas Stars Projected Lines<\/p>\n

Steel-Johnston-Rantanen
Robertson-Hintz-Duchene
Back-Hryckowian-Bourque
Benn-Faksa-Erne<\/p>\n

Lindell-Lundkvist
Harley-Petrovic
Capobianco-Lyubushkin<\/p>\n

Oettinger
DeSmith<\/p>\n

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Tampa Bay Lightning<\/p>\n

Anthony Cirelli scored the overtime winner in the first meeting against the Stars back in October.<\/p>\n

Dallas Stars<\/p>\n

Jason Robertson led the Stars in shots on goal in their overtime loss to the Lightning back on October 30th.<\/p>\n

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Tampa Bay Lightning<\/p>\n

D\u00a0Emil Lilleberg<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR
D\u00a0Victor Hedman<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR
F\u00a0Scott Sabourin<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR
D\u00a0Ryan McDonagh<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR
C- Brayden Point \u2013 IR<\/p>\n

Dallas Stars<\/p>\n

D\u00a0Lian Bichsel<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR
F\u00a0Tyler Seguin<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0IR
D Miro Heiskanen \u2013\u00a0Out<\/p>\n

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