Tampa Bay Lightning (6-6-4, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (5-8, seventh in the Central Division)
Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning, on a three-game losing streak, play the Chicago Blackhawks.
Chicago has a 1-3-0 record at home and a 5-8 record overall. The Blackhawks are 5-2-0 in games they score at least three goals.
Tampa Bay has a 6-6-4 record overall and a 2-4-2 record on the road. The Lightning are sixth in the league with 53 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).
The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season. The Blackhawks won 5-3 in the previous meeting. Connor Bedard led the Blackhawks with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bedard has nine goals and four assists for the Blackhawks. Nick Foligno has one goal and five assists over the last 10 games.
Brayden Point has six goals and 12 assists for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov has five goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 4-6-0, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.2 assists, 4.3 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
Lightning: 4-4-2, averaging 3.3 goals, 6.1 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blackhawks: Colin Blackwell: out (lower body), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: day to day (undisclosed), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Andreas Athanasiou: day to day (undisclosed), Jarred Tinordi: out (oblique).
Lightning: Conor Sheary: out (upper-body), Andrei Vasilevskiy: out (back), Erik Cernak: day to day (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
