The Blackhawks return to the scene of two of the 2021 season’s biggest crimes on Thursday night when Chicago heads to Amalie Arena for the first of a two-game set with the Lightning.
It was back in January when the Blackhawks opened the season with a pair of games here, losing by an aggregate score of 10-3 in a pair of games that saw the visitors barely resemble an NHL side. Chicago’s fortunes changed mightily over the course of the next 20 games, though.
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Tampa is still the defending Cup champions for a reason though, even if they’ve scuffled a bit in March.