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Lightning Stay Unbeaten at Home, Take Down Reeling Blackhawks
Ilya Mikheyev scored twice against his former team as Tampa Bay extended its home winning streak to 8-0-0, officials said.
On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 at Benchmark International Arena, with forward Ilya Mikheyev scoring twice against his former team.
While Tampa Bay remains spotless at home with an 8-0-0 record, Chicago fell to 0-7-1 on the road, marking the team's fifth consecutive defeat.
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves in his 600th career start, joining Sergei Bobrovsky and Connor Hellebuyck as the only active backstops to reach the milestone.
A second-period fight between forward Jeffrey Viel and left wing Dillon Boucher highlighted the middle frame, while rookie Roman Kantserov spoiled Vasilevskiy's shutout bid with his eighth goal late.
The Lightning begin a 4-game road trip Saturday against the Minnesota Wild, while the Blackhawks conclude their three-game trip against the Carolina Hurricanes.