The Blackhawks miserable start to the 2026-27 season was made a little bit worse on Thursday night with a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tampa went ahead for good just over four minutes into the game when Victor…
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday night, worsening Chicago's difficult start to the 2026-27 NHL season. Victor Hedman opened the scoring on a power play just over four minutes into the first period before Ilya Mikheyev doubled Tampa Bay's advantage late in the opening frame.
Ryan McDonagh and Mikheyev each scored in the third period to extend the Lightning's lead to 4-0. Roman Kantserov spoiled Andrei Vasilevskiy's shutout bid with a Chicago goal in the final minute, while writer Dave Melton noted that personnel changes for the Blackhawks now feel inevitable.
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