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Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Chicago Blackhawks
4-2-2
Final
3 - 2
Tampa Bay Lightning
1-4-2

Donato scores 2 more goals as the Blackhawks beat the Lightning 3-2

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning: Game Highlights

Frank Nazar had a goal and an assist as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games. Teuvo Teravainen had two assists, and Spencer Knight made 29 saves.

Donato has five goals during a four-game scoring streak. The veteran forward scored a career-high 31 goals last season.

Ryan McDonagh had a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay in its fourth consecutive loss. Jake Guentzel also scored, and Nikita Kucherov had two assists.

The game was tied at 2 before Donato converted a wrist shot with 54 seconds left in the game. He also scored 10:16 into the second period.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves for the Lightning, who went 0 for 4 on the power play.

Guentzel tied it at 1 with his second goal of the season 6:57 into the second. After Donato scored his first goal for Chicago, McDonagh replied for Tampa Bay with 42 seconds left in the period.

Up next The Blackhawks host the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. The Lightning host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

CHI leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:41 Frank Nazar Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Bertuzzi (4), Teuvo Teravainen (6)
Goal 2nd Period 6:57 Jake Guentzel Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Ryan McDonagh (2), Nikita Kucherov (2)
Goal 2nd Period 10:16 Ryan Donato Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Lukas Reichel (2)
Goal 2nd Period 19:18 Ryan McDonagh Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (3), Brayden Point (4)
Goal 3rd Period 19:06 Ryan Donato Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Frank Nazar (5), Teuvo Teravainen (7)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 7
18 Hits 18
2 Takeaways 4
25 Shots 31
1 Power Play Goals 0
5 Power Play Opportunities 4
20.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
20 Faceoffs Won 31
39.2 Faceoff Win Percent 60.8
14 Giveaways 12
4 Total Penalties 5
8 Penalty Minutes 12
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Charle-Edouard D'Astous, D Day-To-Day Apr 22
Victor Hedman, D Injured Reserve Apr 21
Pontus Holmberg, RW Out Apr 18
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Andrew Mangiapane, LW Out Apr 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 55 16 121 11
Dallas 50 20 112 12
Minnesota 46 24 104 12
Utah 43 33 92 6
St. Louis 37 33 86 12
Nashville 38 34 86 10
Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
Chicago 29 39 72 14

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14
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