The Chicago Blackhawks, 4-11-1 and 0-6-1 on the road, visit the Tampa Bay Lightning, 9-3-2, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 7 p.m. Eastern. Tampa Bay has won seven straight at home, and Nikita Kucherov leads the team with 20 points.
The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, November 5, 2026, with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. Eastern at Benchmark International Arena. The Blackhawks are 4-11-1 and the Lightning are 9-3-2. Arvid Soderblom is the expected starting goalie for Chicago.
Chicago enters after a 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. The Blackhawks are winless on the road this season at 0-6-1, and they have lost seven straight road games.
Tampa Bay won its last game 4-2 against Detroit, its seventh straight home win. The Lightning have won seven in a row at home.
Nikita Kucherov leads Tampa Bay with 20 points, four goals and 16 assists, through 14 games. The Lightning continue to include him in their lineup. Reports emerged last week that he requested a trade, and he is an unrestricted free agent next summer.
