Goncalves scores decisive goal in shootout to give the Lightning a 3-2 win over the Stars

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Dallas Stars left wing Mason Marchment (27) shoots during an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) skates during a media timeout during an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) controls the puck while defended by Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Nick Perbix (48) during an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Anthony Cirelli (71) prepares before a face off during an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde (37) slides while reaching for the puck during an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak (81) talks with Dallas Stars right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) after a fight during an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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Dallas Stars defenseman Mathew Dumba (3) and Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde (37) exchange punches during an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) is escorted off the ice after fighting during an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel (38) shoots while defended by Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley (55) during an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

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Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) is stopped by Dallas Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith (1) during a shootout in an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

DALLAS (AP) — Gage Goncalves scored Tampa Bay’s third goal in the fourth round of the shootout and the Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday night.

Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist each for the Lightning, who have won three consecutive games. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves through overtime and two in the shootout.

Oskar Back and Mason Marchment scored for the Stars, whose eight-game home winning streak was snapped. Casey DeSmith tied a season high with 36 saves through overtime but his career-long six-game winning streak came to an end.

Goncalves scored his first shootout goal this season after Vasilevskiy made a glove save on Mikko Rantanen.

Cirelli followed Hagel’s first-period goal scoring on a rebound at 7:20 of the second period to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead. Back’s deflection 38 seconds later started Dallas’ comeback. Marchment tied the score about six minutes later with a jab over the goal line with one second left on a power play.

Takeaways

Lightning: They began with 11 forwards and seven defensemen, then lost forward Zemgus Girgensons to a hard hit early in the third period and defenseman Ryan McDonagh in the closing seconds of regulation when he took a puck to the right ear.

Stars: Wyatt Johnston’s 15-game home point streak was snapped one game short of matching the Dallas record held by Mike Modano.

Key moment

Vasilevskiy made a save on a point-blank chance by Johnston with 20 seconds left in regulation.

Key stat

Vasilevskiy is 15-4-3 against Dallas in regular-season play and was in net when the Lightning beat the Stars 4-2 in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.

Up next

The Lightning will visit Utah on Saturday, when the Stars will host Philadelphia.

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