The Tampa Bay Lightning (6-3-4) and Chicago Blackhawks (4-7) square off at Amalie Arena on Thursday, November 9 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, NBCS-CHI, and BSSUN. The Lightning took down the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 in their last game, while the Blackhawks are coming off a 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Lightning vs. Blackhawks Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, November 9, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Lightning and Blackhawks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Lightning Insights
- The Lightning’s 50 total goals (3.8 per game) make them the second-best scoring team in the NHL.
- Defensively, the Lightning are allowing 45 total goals (3.5 per game) to rank 29th in league play.
- Their goal differential (+5) makes them ninth-best in the league.
- The 15 power-play goals the Lightning have recorded this season are second-best in the NHL (on 44 power-play chances).
- The Lightning’s 34.09% power-play conversion rate is third-best in the league.
- The Lightning kill 87.18% of opponent power plays, the sixth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Lightning have the seventh-best faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 52.9%.
- The Lightning connect on 12.7% of their shots (fourth in the league).
- The Lightning have shut out opponents twice this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.5 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.
Lightning Key Players
- Nikita Kucherov has been imperative to Tampa Bay’s offense this season, recording 22 points in 13 games.
- Brayden Point has six goals and 11 assists for Tampa Bay to compile 17 total points (1.3 per game).
- Victor Hedman has contributed 16 points for Tampa Bay in 13 games this season, netting a goal on 11.5% of his shots and putting up three goals and 13 assists.
- Across three games played, Matt Tomkins has a goaltending record of 1-2-0. During those games, he’s allowed 10 goals while recording 80 saves.
Lightning Injuries
Conor Sheary: Upper Body (Questionable), Andrei Vasilevskiy: Back (Out)
Blackhawks Insights
- The Blackhawks’ 26 goals on the season (2.4 per game) rank them 29th in the NHL.
- The Blackhawks’ total of 38 goals given up (3.4 per game) is 17th in the NHL.
- They have the 30th-ranked goal differential in the league at -12.
- The Blackhawks have four power-play goals (28th in NHL) on 38 chances.
- The Blackhawks’ power-play percentage (10.53) ranks them 28th in the league.
- The Blackhawks have one shorthanded goal (14th in NHL).
- At 83.33, the Blackhawks have the 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Blackhawks win 42.6% of faceoffs, 32nd-ranked in the NHL.
- The 8.8% shooting percentage of the Blackhawks is 24th in the league.
- This season, the Blackhawks have not shut out an opponent.
Blackhawks Key Players
- Connor Bedard has scored five goals (0.5 per game) and collected two assists (0.2 per game), contributing to the Chicago offense with seven total points (0.6 per game). He averages 3.1 shots per game, shooting 14.7%.
- Corey Perry is one of the top contributors for Chicago with seven total points (0.6 per game), with two goals and five assists in 11 games.
- Chicago’s Ryan Donato is among the leaders on the team with six total points (three goals and three assists).
- Arvid Soderblom is 1-4-0 on the season, allowing 18 goals (4.0 goals against average) and compiling 134 saves with an .882 save percentage (55th in the league).
Blackhawks Injuries
Colin Blackwell: Lower Body (Out), Luke Philp: Achilles (Out), Samuel Savoie: Leg (Out)
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