Tampa Bay Tests Chicago’s Four-Game Slide With No. 7 Ranking

Tampa Bay hosts Chicago at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. ET; the Lightning are 9-3-2 with 20 points, while the Blackhawks are 4-11-1 with nine. Tampa is 7th in the power index and has won two of its last five, while Chicago is 32nd and has dropped four straight. Nikita Kucherov’s 20 points in 14 games lead Tampa, while Connor Bedard has 12 points in 10 games for Chicago. The matchup may hinge on shot generation: Tampa averages a +5.2 shots-on-goal differential per game, compared with Chicago’s -7.4.