Matchup Index

Dallas Stars vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Dallas Stars 32
Tampa Bay Lightning leads 33-32-3
3 ties
1992-93 to 2025-26
Tampa Bay Lightning have won 3 straight
Tampa Bay Lightning 33

Series timeline

▲ Dallas Stars ahead (peak +13) ▼ Tampa Bay Lightning ahead (peak +1)
1992-93: Minnesota North Stars 2-11992-93: Minnesota North Stars 4-11992-93: Dallas Stars 6-41992-93: Dallas Stars 4-21992-93: Tied 2-21992-93: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-31992-93: Dallas Stars 1-01993-94: Dallas Stars 4-31993-94: Tied 2-21995-96: Tied 3-31995-96: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-21996-97: Dallas Stars 2-11996-97: Dallas Stars 4-01997-98: Dallas Stars 3-01997-98: Dallas Stars 5-11998-99: Dallas Stars 4-11998-99: Dallas Stars 6-41999-00: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-11999-00: Dallas Stars 4-22000-01: Dallas Stars 6-22000-01: Dallas Stars 3-22001-02: Dallas Stars 2-12002-03: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-12003-04: Dallas Stars 2-12005-06: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-32006-07: Dallas Stars 2-12008-09: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22009-10: Dallas Stars 4-32010-11: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-42011-12: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12013-14: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-22013-14: Dallas Stars 5-22014-15: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-32014-15: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-42015-16: Dallas Stars 5-32015-16: Dallas Stars 4-32016-17: Dallas Stars 4-32016-17: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-32017-18: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-12017-18: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-42018-19: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-02018-19: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-02019-20: Dallas Stars 4-32019-20: Dallas Stars 3-22019-20: Dallas Stars 4-1 (postseason)2019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 (postseason)2019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 (postseason)2019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 (postseason)2019-20: Dallas Stars 3-2 (postseason)2019-20: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 (postseason)2020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-02020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-02020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-32020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12020-21: Dallas Stars 4-32020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-02020-21: Tampa Bay Lightning 6-22020-21: Dallas Stars 5-22021-22: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12021-22: Dallas Stars 1-02022-23: Tampa Bay Lightning 5-42022-23: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-12023-24: Dallas Stars 8-12023-24: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-02024-25: Dallas Stars 4-22024-25: Tampa Bay Lightning 3-22025-26: Tampa Bay Lightning 2-12025-26: Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1

Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Dallas Stars 6 (1996-97–1998-99), Tampa Bay Lightning 5 (2016-17–2018-19). Current: Tampa Bay Lightning 3.

Splits

SplitDallas Stars record
Regular season30-29-3
Postseason2-4
Hosted by Dallas Stars14-18-1
Hosted by Tampa Bay Lightning18-15-2
Last 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2025-26)10-22
Largest Dallas Stars win8-1 (2023-24)
Largest Tampa Bay Lightning win6-0 (2018-19)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20Sep 28, 2020Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Dallas Stars
2019-20Sep 26, 2020Dallas Stars 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2019-20Sep 25, 2020Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Dallas Stars
2019-20Sep 23, 2020Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Dallas Stars
2019-20Sep 21, 2020Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2019-20Sep 19, 2020Dallas Stars 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025-26 (0-2) Oct 30, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 18, 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Dallas Stars
2024-25 (1-1) Nov 23, 2024 Dallas Stars 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 20, 2025 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Dallas Stars
2023-24 (1-1) Dec 2, 2023 Dallas Stars 8-1 at Dallas Stars
Dec 4, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2022-23 (0-2) Nov 15, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 11, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Dallas Stars
2021-22 (1-1) Jan 15, 2022 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Apr 12, 2022 Dallas Stars 1-0 at Dallas Stars
2020-21 (2-6) Feb 27, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 2, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Dallas Stars
Mar 16, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Dallas Stars
Mar 23, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Dallas Stars
Mar 25, 2021 Dallas Stars 4-3 at Dallas Stars
Apr 29, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
May 5, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
May 7, 2021 Dallas Stars 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019-20 (4-4) Dec 19, 2019 Dallas Stars 4-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 27, 2020 Dallas Stars 3-2 at Dallas Stars
Sep 19, 2020 Dallas Stars 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Sep 21, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Sep 23, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 at Dallas Stars Postseason
Sep 25, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Dallas Stars Postseason
Sep 26, 2020 Dallas Stars 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning Postseason
Sep 28, 2020 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Dallas Stars Postseason
2018-19 (0-2) Jan 15, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Dallas Stars
Feb 14, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2017-18 (0-2) Nov 16, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 1, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Dallas Stars
2016-17 (1-1) Feb 18, 2017 Dallas Stars 4-3 at Dallas Stars
Apr 2, 2017 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2015-16 (2-0) Oct 15, 2015 Dallas Stars 5-3 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 17, 2016 Dallas Stars 4-3 at Dallas Stars
2014-15 (0-2) Feb 5, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 at Dallas Stars
Mar 7, 2015 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2013-14 (1-1) Mar 1, 2014 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Dallas Stars
Apr 5, 2014 Dallas Stars 5-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2011-12 Jan 20, 2012 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Dallas Stars
2010-11 Oct 18, 2010 Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009-10 Nov 28, 2009 Dallas Stars 4-3 at Dallas Stars
2008-09 Jan 19, 2009 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2006-07 Feb 27, 2007 Dallas Stars 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2005-06 Jan 20, 2006 Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 at Dallas Stars
2003-04 Dec 20, 2003 Dallas Stars 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2002-03 Jan 24, 2003 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 at Dallas Stars
2001-02 Jan 8, 2002 Dallas Stars 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2000-01 (2-0) Nov 20, 2000 Dallas Stars 6-2 at Dallas Stars
Jan 14, 2001 Dallas Stars 3-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999-00 (1-1) Oct 30, 1999 Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 at Dallas Stars
Mar 28, 2000 Dallas Stars 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1998-99 (2-0) Jan 29, 1999 Dallas Stars 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Mar 31, 1999 Dallas Stars 6-4 at Dallas Stars
1997-98 (2-0) Dec 10, 1997 Dallas Stars 3-0 at Dallas Stars
Apr 11, 1998 Dallas Stars 5-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1996-97 (2-0) Nov 29, 1996 Dallas Stars 2-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 5, 1997 Dallas Stars 4-0 at Dallas Stars
1995-96 (0-1-1) Oct 21, 1995 Tie 3-3 at Dallas Stars
Feb 19, 1996 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1993-94 (1-0-1) Nov 17, 1993 Dallas Stars 4-3 at Dallas Stars
Mar 27, 1994 Tie 2-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1992-93 (5-1-1) Oct 10, 1992 Minnesota North Stars 2-1 at Minnesota North Stars
Nov 19, 1992 Minnesota North Stars 4-1 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 9, 1993 Dallas Stars 6-4 at Dallas Stars
Jan 19, 1993 Dallas Stars 4-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 24, 1993 Tie 2-2 at Tampa Bay Lightning
Jan 30, 1993 Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 at Dallas Stars
Feb 11, 1993 Dallas Stars 1-0 at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.