After beating the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday in the opening game of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated this opponent in their second meeting as well. This time the Blackhawks stayed in the game longer and even attempted a comeback but still fell to the Lightning, allowing five goals. [Raw Charge]
While Chicago looked better than they did in the first game, when the Lightning put pressure on them in the offensive zone, they couldn’t handle it. Still, Andrei Vasilevskiy had to be sharp, especially in the first period, to keep the Hawks from stealing a point or two.