The Tampa Bay Lightning showed not only the Dallas Stars but the entire league why they are the hottest team with a swift 6-0 win over the Stars Thursday night.

When scheduled to play on valentines day, the Stars are very bad, in fact so bad that it has to be a curse. The last win the Stars had on Valentine’s day dates back all the way to the 2000-01 season where they beat the Los Angeles Kings at home 4-2.

Since then, this is what the Stars have done on Cupid’s day:

-2002-03, vs. Anaheim Ducks L 4-2

-2003-04, @ Phoenix Coyotes L 3-2

-2006-07, vs. Detroit Red Wings L 3-1

-2007-08, @ Phoenix Coyotes L 5-2

-2008-09, @ Chicago Blackhawks L 6-2

-2011-12, @ Detroit Redwings L 3-1

-2014-15, @ Colorado Avalanche L 4-1

-2016-17, @ Winnipeg Jets L 5-2

-2018-19, @ Tampa Bay Lightning L 6-0

Tampa Bay’s win total, point total, and goal differential are unmatched this season. Their power-play percentage ranks in at number one as well with 29.8% and the Stars were just another victim added onto the pile.

The Lightning capped off a first period that saw four goals, one of those coming from their power play. Steven Stamkos, Mikhail Sergachev, Tyler Johnson, and Nikita Kucherov had the respective first period goals.

Anton Khudobin would be replaced by Landon Bow after the first three goals and then Bow would let up the fourth to put the first period to a close. Khudobin ultimately came back in for the second period and then went on to let up the last two goals before being replaced by Bow for the final frame.

Not only was Khudobin having a rough night, but the defense didn’t give all too much help in that matter. Not getting the puck out of the zone and giving up the slot to leave it more open for those offensive chances that would be tough to stop for anyone.

In the second period, Tampa Bay scored two more with goals by Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos again to put the game even more at rest. Going through the third period was just tough to watch, as was much of the whole game was. The Stars skated through the final frame just wanting the buzzer to ring so they could get the game over with.

The Lightning added onto there already insanely high goal differential to give them +70 on the year.

Dallas falls not only in the game 6-0, but also in the Central Division standings as the St. Louis Blues’ winning streak has put them now in third. The Stars move back into fourth and hold the first Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.