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Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular season · Thursday, November 5, 2026 · Benchmark International Arena

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The Spot · CHSN

Game preview

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday, November 5, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on The Spot and CHSN.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blackhawks

Game 2 of a road trip: Florida, now Tampa Bay.

  1. 262026-10-26: no game
  2. 272026-10-27: vs LAK
  3. 282026-10-28: no game
  4. 292026-10-29: at DET
  5. 302026-10-30: no game
  6. 312026-10-31: at BOS
  7. 12026-11-01: no game
  8. 22026-11-02: vs COL
  9. 32026-11-03: no game
  10. 42026-11-04: at FLA
  11. 52026-11-05: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~179 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,343 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Lightning

Another game at home.

  1. 262026-10-26: no game
  2. 272026-10-27: no game
  3. 282026-10-28: no game
  4. 292026-10-29: vs WPG
  5. 302026-10-30: no game
  6. 312026-10-31: at NSH
  7. 12026-11-01: no game
  8. 22026-11-02: no game
  9. 32026-11-03: vs DET
  10. 42026-11-04: no game
  11. 52026-11-05: vs CHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05
Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CHITBL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CHI 70% (14th most settled)TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CHI 48.6s (15th longest)TBL 49.1s (11th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CHI 33% (10th most often)TBL 28% (12th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series