According to the already established tradition between these two teams, having a multi-goal lead doesn’t mean anything. The Tampa Bay Lightning surged back in the second period, scoring four unanswered goals and taking a lead after trailing by three goals. The Chicago Blackhawks weren’t able to respond, and the Lightning extended their lead to 6-3, winning their second game in four days against the Blackhawks.
Andreas Borgman made his debut for Tampa Bay this season, as Jan Rutta remained out with an injury. Borgman will likely get another chance in the next few games since the Lightning again lost Erik Cernak, who wasn’t able to finish the game after sustaining an upper-body injury from a dangerous check from Conor Murphy.