Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 Chicago Blackhawks
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Chicago Blackhawks 4–1.
Game leaders
2Erik CernakPoints
1Ethan Del Mastro
5Zemgus GirgensonsShots on goal
4Sam Rinzel
25Andrei VasilevskiySaves
31Arvid Soderblom
Three stars
★ First starIlya MikheyevTampa Bay Lightning · 2 G · 3 SOG- ★ Second starErik CernakTampa Bay Lightning · 2 A · 3 SOG
★ Third starRyan McDonaghTampa Bay Lightning · 1 G · 3 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Ilya Mikheyev●●2 G
- Victor Hedman●1 G · 1 PPG
- Ryan McDonagh●1 G
Assists: Erik Cernak 2, Jake Guentzel 1, Brayden Point 1, Pontus Holmberg 1, Brandon Hagel 1, Anthony Cirelli 1, Zemgus Girgensons 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength24/25
- Against the power play1/1
- Even strength28/31
- Against the power play3/4
Key stats
- 35Shots on goal26
- 11.4Shooting %3.8
- 1Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Tampa Bay Lightning: 2 won, 3 lost in their last 5 games.
Chicago Blackhawks: 1 won, 4 lost in their last 5 games.
- Their last meeting: Chicago Blackhawks 1–2 Tampa Bay Lightning.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Chicago Blackhawks
Shooting
- 35Shots on goal26
- 11.4Shooting %3.8
- 1Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 13Hits31
- 9Blocked shots8
Puck control
- 76.2Faceoffs won %38.6
- 3Takeaways4
- 15Giveaways11
Goaltending
- 25Saves31
- 96.2Save %88.6
Discipline
- 7Penalty minutes11
Shots and finishing
Tampa Bay Lightning took 57% of the shots on goal.
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Chicago Blackhawks
3526
- Shooting %
- 11.4%3.8%
- Save %
- 96.2%88.6%
- Shooting + save %
- 107.692.4
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Tampa Bay Lightning
- Max Crozier20:54
- John Carlson20:47
- Jake Guentzel20:36
- Nikita Kucherov20:26
- Brayden Point19:23
- Gage Goncalves17:41
- Charle-Edouard D'Astous17:02
- Brandon Hagel16:48
- Pontus Holmberg16:28
- Ilya Mikheyev16:26
Chicago Blackhawks
- Alex Vlasic24:56
- Sam Rinzel20:50
- Artyom Levshunov20:45
- Wyatt Kaiser19:55
- Ian Cole19:22
- Connor Bedard18:05
- Anton Frondell17:58
- Roman Kantserov17:31
- Tyler Bertuzzi16:56
- Frank Nazar15:47
Skaters
| 59Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 20:36 |
| 21Brayden PointC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19:23 |
| 29Pontus HolmbergRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16:28 |
| 81Erik CernakD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16:05 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20:47 |
| 77Victor HedmanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16:23 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14:44 |
| 38Brandon HagelLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 16:48 |
| 25Jeffrey VielLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 09:48 |
| 86Nikita KucherovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20:26 |
| 90J.J. MoserD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13:00 |
| 24Max CrozierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 20:54 |
| 95Ilya MikheyevRW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 16:26 |
| 71Anthony CirelliC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14:53 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 62% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15:41 |
| 93Gage GoncalvesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17:41 |
| 94Conor GeekieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11:01 |
| 51Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17:02 |
Goaltenders
| 88Andrei VasilevskiyG | 26 | 25 | 1 | 96.2% | 24/25 | 1/1 | 59:54 |
| 35Dennis HildebyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |