Stars Drop Fifth Straight With Loss to Lightning

The Dallas Stars are coming perilously close to playing themselves out of playoff contention following Wednesday’s 6-2 loss to Tampa Bay.

It marks the fifth straight loss for Dallas, which continues to trail Nashville by four points with only three games to go.

Defenseman Erik Cernak had a goal and two assists to help for the Lightning, who have won six of the seven meetings this season between the 2020 Stanley Cup finalists.