Nuts & Bolts: Road trip begins in Dallas | Tampa Bay Lightning

The Lightning play the Stars for the final time this season on Thursday night

Everything you need to know ahead of Tampa Bay's matchup against the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

When: Thursday, March 20 - 8:00 p.m. ETWhere: American Airlines Center - Dallas, TXTV coverage: FanDuel Sports Network (check local listings)Radio coverage: 102.5 MHz-FM, Lightning Radio 24/7Stream: FanDuelSportsNetwork.com

Lines from Wednesday's practice (subject to change)ForwardsBrandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Nikita KucherovJake Guentzel - Brayden Point - Yanni GourdeOliver Bjorkstrand - Nick Paul - Gage GoncalvesZemgus Girgensons - Luke Glendening - Mitchell ChaffeeCam Atkinson

DefensemenVictor Hedman - JJ MoserRyan McDonagh - Erik CernakEmil Lilleberg - Nick PerbixDarren Raddysh

GoaltendersAndrei VasilevskiyJonas Johansson

Thursday's MatchupThe Lightning will play the Dallas Stars for the second and final time this season when they visit the Stars on Thursday...Dallas won the first game between the teams on Nov. 23 at AMALIE Arena by a 4-2 score...Anthony Cirelli scored both Lightning goals to co-lead Tampa Bay, while Brandon Hagel had two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves on 28 shots...Tampa Bay holds a 26-25-8 all-time record against the Stars, including a 13-11-4 run on the road...Steven Stamkos leads all players in franchise history for career scoring with 20-13—33 in 26 games against Dallas...Forward Ondrej Palat (7-18—25) and defenseman Victor Hedman (5-20—25) are tied for second in career scoring versus the Stars...Nikita Kucherov ranks fourth with 6-16—22 in 20 games...Tampa Bay finished last season with a 1-1-0 record against Dallas, winning 4-0 on Dec. 4, 2023 after losing 8-1 on Dec. 2...Kucherov led the Lightning in scoring against the Stars in 2023-24, scoring 1-2—3 in two games, while Cirelli had 2-0—2...Vasilevskiy finished 2023-24 with a 1-1-0 record and .880 save percentage against the Stars...He is 14-4-3 with a .928 save percentage in his career against the Stars.

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The Road AheadSaturday, March 22 at Utah Hockey ClubSunday, March 23 at Vegas Golden KnightsTuesday, March 25 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins