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Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Chicago Blackhawks
16-29-5
Final
4 - 1
Tampa Bay Lightning
26-20-3

Connor Bedard's spectacular goal sparks Blackhawks to 4-1 win over Lightning

Connor Bedard scores off a preposterous shot

Landon Slaggert, Ryan Donato and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for Chicago, which won for just the third time in 18 games this season when trailing after the first period.

The 19-year-old Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, sparked the Blackhawks on a power play midway through the second. He drifted to near the bottom of the right circle before firing a shot through a tiny window that got past goaltender Jonas Johansson and hit the left post for his 14th goal of the season.

Johansson finished with 16 saves. Brayden Point scored early in the first period for Tampa Bay, which has lost four of five.

Slaggert put the Blackhawks ahead late in the second and Donato scored midway through the third. Teravainen added an empty-netter.

Takeaways Blackhawks: Chicago snapped a seven-game skid on the road (0-6-1), winning for the first time since Dec. 9 at the New York Rangers. ... The Blackhawks beat Tampa Bay in regulation for just the second time in the past 16 meetings.

Lightning: G Andrei Vasilevskiy missed the game with an illness, and 27-year-old emergency backup Kyle Konin dressed for his fourth career NHL game. ... Tampa Bay’s four-game home winning streak ended.

Key moment Chicago had a 5-on-3 power play that lasted 1:37 but failed to capitalize. However, Bedard scored with 5 seconds left on the second half of the man advantage.

Key stat After going 3 for 3 on the power play against Chicago on Friday, the Lightning went 0 for 3 on Tuesday.

Up next The Blackhawks play at Carolina on Thursday, when the Lightning host Los Angeles.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:34 Brayden Point Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (51), Jake Guentzel (25)
Goal 2nd Period 10:19 Connor Bedard Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jones (17), Nick Foligno (11)
Goal 2nd Period 18:14 Landon Slaggert Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Lukas Reichel (11)
Goal 3rd Period 8:02 Ryan Donato Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jones (18), Philipp Kurashev (4)
Goal 3rd Period 19:03 Teuvo Teravainen Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Dickinson (8)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 12
17 Hits 11
5 Takeaways 0
21 Shots 35
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
22 Faceoffs Won 32
40.7 Faceoff Win Percent 59.3
18 Giveaways 25
7 Total Penalties 6
17 Penalty Minutes 15
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nikita Kucherov, RW Day-To-Day Dec 19
Brandon Hagel, LW Day-To-Day Dec 19
Anthony Cirelli, C Day-To-Day Dec 18
Emil Lilleberg, D Injured Reserve Dec 15
Erik Cernak, D Injured Reserve Dec 13
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nick Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Dec 15
Connor Bedard, C Injured Reserve Dec 15
Shea Weber, D Injured Reserve Sep 30

Game Information

Benchmark International Arena

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 25 2 57 7
Dallas 24 7 53 5
Minnesota 21 9 47 5
Utah 17 17 37 3
St. Louis 13 15 34 8
Winnipeg 15 17 32 2
Chicago 13 15 32 6
Nashville 13 16 30 4

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 19 13 41 3
Florida 19 13 40 2
Montreal 18 12 40 4
Boston 20 15 40 0
Tampa Bay 18 13 39 3
Ottawa 16 13 36 4
Toronto 15 13 35 5
Buffalo 15 14 34 4
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