Tampa Bay 4, Chicago 2
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 21, 2019
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Marc Joannette, Michael Markovic
Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance:
21336
By Field Level Media
Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point and Cedric Paquette scored third-period goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning held on for a 4-2 win over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Mikhail Sergachev also scored for Tampa Bay, which snapped a two-game skid.
Brent Seabrook and Dylan Strome scored for the Blackhawks. Chicago has lost back-to-back games after winning the previous four in a row.
Lightning goaltender Curtis McElhinney made 32 saves to improve to 3-1-2 on the season.
Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford turned aside 31 shots but dropped to 4-5-2.
Tampa Bay broke a scoreless tie when it converted on the power play with 3:50 remaining in the first period.
Sergachev faked a shot from the blue line and instead slid a pass to Yanni Gourde near the top of the left circle. Gourde quickly returned a pass to Sergachev, who blasted a slap shot past Crawford for his first goal of the season.
Pat Maroon also picked up an assist on the play, which marked Tampa Bay's 17th power-play goal in 19 games. The Lightning entered the night with the second-best power play in the NHL, scoring on 29.6 percent of their opportunities.
Tampa Bay clung to a one-goal lead until midway through the third period, when Seabrook evened the score at 1-1. The veteran defenseman pinched in behind the net and banked a shot off McElhinney for his third goal of the season.
Seabrook's highlight-reel goal came on his bobblehead night at the United Center, where he has played since 2005.
Only 1:17 later, Tampa Bay responded to pull back in front 2-1. Victor Hedman fired a wrist shot from the high slot, and Cirelli tipped it in for his fourth goal of the season and his third in the past three games.
The Lightning made it 3-1 with 7:37 remaining in the third period. Point tipped in a feed from Ondrej Palat for his fifth goal.
Strome tallied his fifth goal to pull Chicago within 3-2 with 2:43 to go, but Paquette's empty-net goal padded the lead in the final minute.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Tampa Bay |
|
Chicago |
|
Anthony Cirelli 2 |
Points |
Brent Seabrook 1 |
|
Anthony Cirelli 1 |
Goals |
Brent Seabrook 1 |
|
Alex Killorn 2 |
Assists |
Patrick Kane 1 |
|
Mikhail Sergachev 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Curtis McElhinney .941 |
Save Percentage |
Corey Crawford .912 |
|
Curtis McElhinney 32 |
Saves |
Corey Crawford 31 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Tampa Bay
|
35 |
4 |
1-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
24 |
| Chicago
|
34 |
2 |
0-3 |
2-3 |
6 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .385 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Lightning have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .700 after a loss.
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