With Richard Panik scratched due missing the morning skate, and Rob Scuderi playing at wing Chicago drops its first game in 2016.
Nikita Kucherov scored his 20th goal this season to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at Amalie Arena on Thursday night, snapping Chicago's 12-game winning streak.
In the process, Tampa Bay extended its win streak to seven games and also won its first game in five tries against Chicago. The 2015 Stanley Cup Finalists split the season series 1-1 and will not meet again barring another June date.