Kucherov’s game-winner came after Jake Guentzel tipped in his pass in front of the net to tie it 3-3 on the power play with 42 seconds remaining in the third period for the Lightning, who outshot the Blackhawks 17-1 in the period.

CHICAGO (AP) Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Friday night. Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist ...

Chicago rookie Landon Slaggert gave Chicago their first lead of the night on a one-time shot from the top of the left faceoff circle. A Chicago shot missed the net wide but bounced around the front of the net to a waiting Ryan Donato, who extended the Blackhawks’ lead from the left side of the goal.

On Tuesday night, the Chicago Blackhawks played the Tampa Bay Lightning for the second time in a week. That means that they were able to see old friend Brandon Hagel a couple of times. Since being traded to the Lightning by the Blackhawks,

After a brutal schedule of games in the month of January, the Lightning are back home at Amalie Arena for the foreseeable future ahead of the 4 Nations break. They'll open their five-game homestand with a matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks who they faced just last week.

Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.

Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 CHICAGO -- Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had ...

There was just under two minutes left in the period when Slaggert scored and they took that 2-1 lead into the third. There, Ryan Donato scored one off a Seth Jones shot that bounced right to him off the end board. Once Teuvo Teravainen made it 4-1 with an empty netter, the game was sealed.

The Lightning hoped a return home and two days off would lead to better outcomes to close out their most testing month of the season. But by the end of Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to Chicago, after the seating bowl of Amalie Arena had mostly emptied,

After a nightmare Northern road trip where the Lightning went 1-3, Tampa Bay (26-19-3) finally comes home to Amalie Arena for another tilt against the Chicago Blackhawks (15-29-5). The Lightning are happy to be home for the first time in 10 days.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov and the Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard are two of the top players to keep an eye on when these squads meet on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Amalie Arena. Purchase tickets for this game at StubHub!