How to watch Stars at Lightning: Live stream, game time, TV channel

What you need to know about Friday's game between the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena:

Game 54: Dallas Stars (21-18-14, 56 points) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (36-14-3, 75 points)

When: Friday, May 7 at 6 p.m. CT
Where:Amalie Arena - Tampa, Florida
TV:
Bally Sports Southwest Plus
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Brien Rea, Brent Severyn)
Radio:
The Ticket 96.7-FM, 1310-AM
(Josh Bogorad, Daryl "Razor" Reaugh, Owen Newkirk, Bruce LeVine)
Online stream:
NHL.TV
(blackout restrictions apply)
Live stats:
NHL GameCenter

Surely Lightning doesn't strike the same place three times, right?

• The Stars face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday in the eighth and final game scheduled between the two teams this season.
• Dallas is 1-5-1 against the Lightning so far this season, including a 0-3-0 mark at Amalie Arena.
• The Stars come into Friday's contest having earned points in four of the last nine (3-5-1) games against Tampa Bay.
• Forward Joe Pavelski has tallied points (1-6=7) in four of his last five games against the Lightning, while he paces the Stars with seven points (1-6=7) in seven games against Tampa Bay this season.
• Rookie forward Jason Robertson also has points (1-5=6) in four of his last five games against Tampa Bay, while his six points (1-5=6) in seven games against the Lightning mark his first career action against them.
• Forward Roope Hintz ranks third on Dallas with five points (2-3=5) in six games against the Lightning with all five of his points coming over his last four games against them.
• Forward Tyler Seguin has one goal (1-0=1) in one game against the Lightning in 2020-21. Seguin comes into Friday's tilt having lit the lamp (2-1=3) in back-to-back games at Amalie Arena and has logged 10 points (6-4=10) over his last nine games at Tampa Bay.

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• Robertson recorded an assist (0-1=1) Wednesday night and now has points (1-2=3) in each of his last two games.
• Robertson logged a nine-game point streak from April 13-20, marking the longest point streak by a rookie in Dallas Stars history. He's also the first NHL rookie to record points in nine consecutive games since the 2017-18 season when Clayton Keller notched points in 10-straight with Arizona.
• The Arcadia, Calif., native comes into Friday's tilt having logged 16 points (5-11=16) over his last 13 games and has points (8-11=19) in 13 of his last 16 games.
• Robertson shares second among League rookies with 16 goals and ranks second with 43 points (16-27=43), marking the most points by a Stars rookie since Jussi Jokinen posted 55 points (17-38=55) in 81 games during the 2005-06 campaign.
• Robertson also paces NHL rookies with a team-leading 27 assists in 48 games this season, while he also leads rookies and ranks second on the Stars with a +14 rating.

'Goal' Pavelski

• Pavelski notched an assist (0-1=1) against the Lightning on Wednesday and has now tallied points (1-1=2) in back-to-back games.
• Pavelski has registered seven goals and nine points (7-2=9) in his last 13 games, while he's earned 12 points (7-5=12) over his last 16.
• The Plover, Wis., native is tied for first in the NHL with 13 power play goals in 2020-21, the most he's scored since the 2014-15 campaign when he scored a career-high 19 power play markers with San Jose.
• Pavelski also shares 18th in the League and paces the Stars with 22 goals in 53 games this season, having reached the 20-goal plateau for the 11th time in his NHL career.
• The forward is one of just seven NHL skaters to have recorded at least 11 20-goal campaigns since the 2008-09 season.
• Pavelski also leads the Stars with 46 points (22-24=46) and a +19 rating this season, while he ranks fourth on the club with 24 helpers.
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Hockey League or Dallas Stars Hockey Club.