{"id":538861,"date":"2026-01-24T06:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/538861\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T06:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T06:42:10","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-lose-to-tampa-bay-lightning-2-1-in-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/538861\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks lose to Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coach Jeff Blashill had a sense of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu Friday night before his Chicago Blackhawks faced the Tampa Bay Lightning.<\/p>\n

Blashill and Lightning coach Jon Cooper held their media availabilities at 4:30 p.m.\u00a0They threw some playful jabs at each other, ones they likely had when Blashill was Cooper\u2019s assistant for three years<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me personally, there are tons of familiarity, probably even for our team in a sense that a lot of the systems that they play, we have brought here,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cOur team\u2019s going to see a mirror of themselves systematically to a large degree. Now it comes down to going out and executing and all those things, work, compete, all those things that matter in winning hockey games.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fans \u2014 18,841 of them \u2014 filed into the United Center despite the subzero wind chill and weather warnings. It was the second half of a back-to-back for the Hawks after a shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> the night before in Raleigh, N.C.<\/p>\n

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Photos: Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (SO)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Would the Hawks be able to steal another one from an Eastern Conference juggernaut?<\/p>\n

Nope. The red-hot Lightning escaped with a 2-1 shootout victory to improve to 14-0-1 over their last 15 games.<\/p>\n

But three points in two days against a pair of Stanley Cup contenders? Not bad for the young Hawks (21-22-8).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking steps every day and we want to improve and want to get better, but there\u2019s still a lot of work to do,\u201d goaltender Arvid S\u00f6derblom said. \u201cThese two games have been steps in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shootout went to Round 5 after the first four saw successful attempts the Hawks\u2019 Frank Nazar and Louis Crevier and the Lightning\u2019s Kucherov and Gage Goncalves.<\/p>\n

Oliver Moore, who scored the shootout winner Thursday on his 21st birthday, wasn\u2019t able to repeat the feat, and Dominic James ended it for the Lightning (32-13-4), who improved to 11-0-2 in their last 13 road games.<\/p>\n

For the second straight night, the Hawks led a game they shouldn\u2019t have been.<\/p>\n

The Lightning possessed the puck for nearly the entire first period, but Ryan Greene\u2019s seventh goal of the season at 17:42 gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead. The Hawks followed with a two-shot second period but were somehow still tied after they allowed a goal from right winger Nikita Kucherov at 18:42.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a tough team to handle,\u201d Greene said. \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to keep that going moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hawks offense was anemic for the first two periods with only six shots on goal against a stingy Lightning defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just didn\u2019t do a good enough job making the harder plays to get out of our end,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cI didn\u2019t think we were giving up Grade A after Grade A, but certainly getting leaned on, territorial wise.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hawks used a flurry of forechecks and blocked shots to frustrate the visitors, especially on their NHL-best penalty kill. It\u2019s not something the coach strictly emphasizes, but it hasn\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something we want to always do a good job with,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cGenerally, even when we\u2019re not maybe playing our best, we still are pretty long so we can contest a lot of shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hawks found their rhythm in the third, putting up eight shots on goal and creating several more opportunities to break the tie.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first couple periods there, they probably took it to us a little more than we did to them,\u201d Greene said. \u201cI thought we had a good push there in the third and looking to build off that going into Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

S\u00f6derblom made 30 saves and played a big role in extending the game. It was an elite performance, one he wants to build off of.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a busy night, it was fun to play, to see a lot of shots,\u201d S\u00f6derblom said. \u201cSucks that we didn\u2019t get both points, but I think we played our best in the third and made a push, but obviously not enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andr\u00e9 Burakovsky had a prime opportunity to win it in overtime. But with an empty net behind a sprawled-out Andrei Vasilevskiy (17 saves), the Hawks forward whiffed on his attempt.<\/p>\n