Friday's TV schedule: Blachkawks host Tampa Bay; Blues at Dallas
Tampa Bay Lightning extended their unbeaten streak to 15 games without a regulation loss, winning 2-1 in a shootout against the Chicago Blackhawks.
- On Friday, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7 p.m. EST in their second meeting this season in Chicago.
- Team records frame the playoff-season stakes as Tampa Bay Lightning enter 31-13-4 overall with an 18-4-4 road record, while Chicago Blackhawks hold 21-22-7 overall and 11-12-4 at home.
- Betting markets favor Tampa Bay heavily, with BETMGM SPORTSBOOK listing the Lightning at-259 and the Blackhawks at +209; Tampa Bay averages 4.3 goals and allows 1.9, while Chicago averages 2.5 goals and allows 2.5.
- Streaks and frequent one-goal finishes raise the game's stakes as Tampa Bay Lightning is on a 14-0-1 run and Chicago Blackhawks have won two straight after a 4-3 shootout win vs Carolina, going 6-7-4 in one-goal games.
- Up next, Tampa Bay Lightning travels to Columbus on Saturday while Chicago Blackhawks host Florida on Sunday, and Jason Robertson scored his 30th goal as St. Louis Blues extend their eight-game road losing streak.
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Before Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill could begin his pregame news conference Friday, he was interrupted by Lightning coach Jon Cooper, for whom Blashill was an assistant for three seasons (2022-25).There’s a similarity between the teams because Blashill has brought some aspects of the Lightning’s system to Chicago. But the Hawks still are striving to achieve the kind of success the Lightning have had and used the game Friday as a litmus test.We…
Lightning beat Blackhawks 2-1 in shootout in 15th straight game without regulation loss
CHICAGO — Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night. Tampa Bay is on a 14-0-1 tear, winning three straight after a shootout loss a week ago in St. Louis. The Lighting are 32-13-4 overall. Nikita Kucherov tied it at 1 late in the second period with his 25th goal of the season and also scored in the sho…
Lightning's point streak reaches 15 with shootout win over Blackhawks
Dominic James scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of a shootout and Nikita Kucherov scored in the shootout and regulation as the Tampa Bay Lightning remained hot with a 2-1 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
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