The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to break their three-game road skid in a matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov and the Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard are two of the top players to keep an eye on when these squads meet on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Amalie Arena. Purchase tickets for this game at StubHub!

The NHL schedule on Tuesday features a matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning (26-19-3) and the Chicago Blackhawks (15-29-5), starting at 7:00 PM ET at Amalie Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Lightning are eighth (with 55 points) in the Eastern Conference and the Blackhawks are 15th (35 points) in the Western Conference.

In back-to-back regulation periods -- the disastrous third against the Lightning and first against Minnesota -- the Blackhawks managed just one shot on goal in each frame and were outfired 28-2 in shots.

Two teams with recent struggles face off as the Chicago Blackhawks face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhawks-Lightning prediction and pick. the Blackhawks come into the game at 15-29-5 on the year,

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks enter the matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning as losers of three games in a row. Tampa Bay has a 26-19-3 record overall and a 15-6-1 record in home games. The Lightning have allowed 135 goals while scoring 170 for a +35 scoring differential.

The Lightning have so much talent, it’s easy to look past their weaknesses. They can dazzle you with skill, they have what might be the best scoring line in hockey and they’ve had few problems offensively,

The game ended with Sebastian Aho potting the game-winner 59 seconds into the extra session and prevented the Blackhawks from their first two-game winning streak since a three-game stretch in mid-December. Chicago does have points in three straight games (1-0-2), but Sorensen said the focus lately has been on protecting leads with better defense.

The Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was widely criticized for a dirty play on Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen last night. This season, the battle for playoff spots in the ...