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Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Lightning · MON · MAR 8 · 7:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · MAR 8 · 7:00 PM CT
United Center
CHSN · The Spot
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
VS
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lightning
1–1–0
Upcoming
MON · MAR 8 · 7:00 PM CT
CHSN · The Spot
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Andrei Vasilevskiy has not had an answer for Patrick Kane: 8 goals on 71 shots. But this matchup has not been kind to the Blackhawks: 10 losses in the last 13 against Tampa Bay.
United Center
Tampa Bay Lightning
Away · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Lightning
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Expected
.889 SV% · 2.59 GAA · 1W
.888 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Lightning
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
LightningProjected lines
No projected lines yet
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Lightning
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
LightningInjury report
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Andrei Vasilevskiy has not had an answer for Patrick Kane: 8 goals on 71 shots. But this matchup has not been kind to the Blackhawks: 10 losses in the last 13 against Tampa Bay.

Nikita Kucherov has made a habit of hurting the Blackhawks: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Patrick Kane has 8 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (71 shots).
(Chicago)
8 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
Matchup
Teuvo Teravainen has 5 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy (42 shots).
(Chicago)
5 goals on Andrei Vasilevskiy
History
Chicago has lost 10 of their last 13 against Tampa Bay. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs TBL
Player
Nikita Kucherov has 7 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Tampa Bay)
7 pts, last 4 vs CHI