Blackhawks vs Lightning Prediction 1/24/25 NHL Picks Today

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks meet Friday in NHL action at the United Center. Here’s a Blackhawks vs Lightning Prediction. This article will include a Blackhawks vs Lightning Pick.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Maple Leafs and Canadiens, and they play the Red Wings, Blackhawks, and Kings next. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.61 goals per game and are scoring on 26.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay with 27 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 48 assists and Brandon Hagel has 133 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.83 goals per game and are killing 81.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 84 goals on 973 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has given up 34 goals on 335 shots. The Lightning will take on the Red Wings, Blackhawks, Kings, and Islanders after this game.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Preview

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Golden Knights, lost to the Hurricanes, and they play the Wild, Lightning, and Hurricanes next. The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring 23.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Bertuzzi leads Chicago with 17 goals, Connor Bedard has 28 assists and Ryan Donato has 104 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.43 goals per game and are killing 83 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 86 goals on 824 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 56 goals on 600 shots.

Why the Chicago Blackhawks will win

• The Lightning have lost four of their last five games as road favorites.
• The Blackhawks have won four of their last five games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
• The Blackhawks have covered the puck line in six of their last seven night games at United Center against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games.
• The home team has won the second period in each of the Lightning’s last four games.

Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win

• The Lightning have won each of their last six games against the Blackhawks following a road loss.
• The Blackhawks have lost 13 of their last 15 night games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last six games against the Blackhawks following a road loss.
• The Blackhawks have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Lightning have won the third period in each of their last six games against the Blackhawks.

Blackhawks vs Lightning Injury Report

The Blackhawks will be without Connor Murphy and Laurent Brossoit. Jason Dickinson and Pat Maroon are questionable for the Blackhawks.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without Janis Moser, while Erik Cernak is questionable.

Blackhawks vs Lightning Prediction

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been hit or miss these last couple of weeks, so there have been spots to bet against them. However, I’m not sure the Blackhawks are a team you want to bet on most nights. The Blackhawks are a below-average team at both ends of the ice, and they get drilled defensively most nights. The Blackhawks have allowed three or more goals in eight of their last 10 games. The Lightning have won nine of the last 10 games against the Blackhawks, and all nine of those wins were decided by two or more goals. There’s only one way to go here. Give me the Lightning and the PL for max betting value.