Scott Wedgewood’s shutout blanked the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 Tuesday night for the Dallas Stars. Roope Hintz had the lone goal in the game, Dallas (42-27-4). While Tampa’s offense was not to be found (44-21-8). Wedgewood made 25 saves for the Stars, while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 for the Lightning.
A rematch of the 2020 NHL playoff final found both teams trying to find that version of themselves from what they were two years ago, and to qualify for a playoff spot in 2022.
Tampa (3rd in the Atlantic) was looking to take advantage of both their divisional rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins, losing earlier in the night to gain ground.