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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Monday, March 8, 2027 · United Center

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The Spot · CHSN

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Monday, March 8, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on The Spot and CHSN.

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

Rest and travel

Lightning

Game 4 of a road trip: Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose, now Chicago.

  1. 262027-02-26: no game
  2. 272027-02-27: at CAR
  3. 282027-02-28: vs UTA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 12027-03-01: no game
  5. 22027-03-02: no game
  6. 32027-03-03: at LAK
  7. 42027-03-04: no game
  8. 52027-03-05: at ANA
  9. 62027-03-06: at SJS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 72027-03-07: no game
  11. 82027-03-08: at CHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,837 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,348 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton).

  1. 262027-02-26: vs LAK
  2. 272027-02-27: no game
  3. 282027-02-28: vs COL
  4. 12027-03-01: vs EDM, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 22027-03-02: no game
  6. 32027-03-03: at VAN
  7. 42027-03-04: no game
  8. 52027-03-05: at CGY
  9. 62027-03-06: at EDM, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 72027-03-07: no game
  11. 82027-03-08: vs TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,434 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,798 mi
on this 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLCHI

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series