Chicago Blackhawks (14 pts, 6-1-2) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (10 pts, 5-3-0)
6:30 pm CDT Tampa Bay Times Forum – Tampa, FL
TV : CSN-Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 3-2 W (SO) @ Panthers
Lightning’s last game : 0-5 L vs Bruins
Enemy Territory : Raw Charge
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
| Oct 23 ’13 | ||
| Oct 04 ’13 | TBL 3 at CHI 2 – SO | V. Filppula |
1 : Games the Blackhawks have not scored first this season, their only regulation loss of the year in St. Louis.
2 : 1st period goals given up by the Lightning in 8 games.
2.11 : Goals allowed per game by the Blackhawks, 6th lowest in the NHL.
3.12 : Goals scored per game by the Lightning, 8th best in the NHL.
4 : Combined points from Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis in the first meeting between these two teams.
9-5-1 : Lightning’s record in their last 15 home games.
12 : Points (3 G, 9 A) scored by Patrick Kane in just 6 career games versus the Lightning.
16.8 : Average penalty minutes per game for the Lightning, 3rd most in the NHL.
45 : Combined blocked shots by Niklas Hjalmarsson and Johnny Oduya.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Fowards
Brandon Saad – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Patrick Sharp – Michal Handzus – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – Marcus Kruger – Andrew Shaw
Brandon Bollig – Brandon Pirri – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Nikolai Khabibulin (1-0-0, 2.00 GAA, .895 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Michael Kostka (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Kane | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| B. Saad | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Hjalmarsson | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Hossa | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Toews | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
Probable Lightning Lineup
Forwards
Ryan Malone Steven Stamkos – Martin St. Louis
Alex Killorn – Valtteri Filppula – Richard Panik
Ondrej Palat – Tyler Johnson – Teddy Purcell
Brett Connolly – Nate Thompson – B.J. Crombeen
Defensive Pairings
Matt Carle – Radko Gudas
Sami Salo – Victor Hedman
Andrej Sustr – Eric Brewer
Goaltender
Ben Bishop (5-1-0, 2.11 GAA, .924 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Brian Lee (knee) questionable
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| S. Stamkos | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| M. St Louis | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Purcell | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| V. Filppula | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Killorn | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Team Stats
| GP | RECORD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO% | |
| CHI | 9 | 6-1-2 | 4-0-2 | 2-1-0 | 6-1-2 | 2.67 | 2.11 | 21.9 | 74.1 | 9.6 | 33.7 | 26 | 51.2 |
| TB | 8 | 5-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 5-3-0 | 3.12 | 2.62 | 21.2 | 78.8 | 16.8 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 51.2 |