The Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet in NHL action from the Amalie Arena on Thursday night.

Blackhawks Fall To Devils

The Chicago Blackhawks come into this one looking to bounce back from a 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils in their last game. Corey Perry has a team-high 7 points with 2 goals and a team-high 5 assists while Connor Bedard also has 7 points with a team-high 5 goals and 2 assists. Ryan Donato has 6 points with 3 goals and 3 assists while Tyler Johnson has 3 goals as well on the year. Petr Mrazek has gone 3-3 with a 2.81 GAA and a .923 save percentage in goal for the Blackhawks while Arvid Soderblom is 1-4 with a 3.96 GAA and an .883 save percentage this season.

Chicago Blackhawks Team Facts

• The Blackhawks have lost each of their last six games at Amalie Arena.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the Blackhawks’ last six games at Amalie Arena.
• The Blackhawks have lost the third period in each of their last six night games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in 20 of the Blackhawks’ last 21 games following a loss.

Lightning Take Out Montreal

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to build on their first road win of the year in a 5-3 win over Montreal in their last game. Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 22 points including a team-high 10 goals and 12 assists while Brayden Point has 6 goals and 11 assists for his 17 points. Victor Hedman’s added 16 points with 13 assists while Brandon Hagel and Steven Stamkos each have 14 points with Hagel logging 7 goals with 7 assists while Stamkos has 10 assists as well. Nicholas Paul also has 9 points with 7 goals this season. Jonas Johansson has gone 5-1-4 with a 3.17 GAA and a .907 save percentage while Matt Tomkins is 1-2 with a 3.40 GAA and an .889 save percentage this season.

Tampa Bay Lightning Team Facts

• The Lightning have won each of their last eight games against the Blackhawks.
• The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the last eight games between the Blackhawks and Lightning.
• The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in three of the Lightning’s last four home games.
• The home team has won the third period in each of the Lightning’s last seven games.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Tampa Bay Lightning ranks 3rd in the league in power play percentage this season (34.09%).
• The Tampa Bay Lightning ranks 4th in the league for goals per game this season (3.85).
• The Chicago Blackhawks ranks T29th in the league for goals per game this season (2.36).
• The Chicago Blackhawks ranks 28th in the league in power play percentage this season (10.53%).

Chris’ Pick

I’m on the over here. I can’t get there with Chicago’s goaltending right now as Soderblom and Mrazek are really struggling across the board, while Tampa Bay’s offense is capable of scoring 5 goals a night. On the other side, I’m still not loving this tandem of Matt Tomkins and Jonas Johansson and it wouldn’t surprise me here if this is a spot where we saw Tomkins, who is the less effective goaltender of the two for the Bolts. Give me the over here.