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Stars vs Lightning Final: 3-2 - Recap

Jamie Benn scored twice to lead the Stars over Tampa Bay 3-2 on Monday at American Airlines Center.

Dallas won as a +117 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Dallas got goals from Jamie Benn(2), and Denis Gurianov in the victory. Gurianov opened the scoring at 17:49 of the second period.

Ben Bishop turned in a 23-save effort for the Stars.

Tampa Bay got a goal from Steven Stamkos(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 of 35 shots for the Lightning, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Dallas scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Dallas outshot Tampa Bay 35-25 in the game.

Next game, Dallas takes its act home to face Toronto looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head on the road to face Los Angeles.