The Lightning have so much talent, it’s easy to look past their weaknesses. They can dazzle you with skill, they have what might be the best scoring line in hockey and they’ve had few problems offensively,
Kucherov’s game-winner came after Jake Guentzel tipped in his pass in front of the net to tie it 3-3 on the power play with 42 seconds remaining in the third period for the Lightning, who outshot the Blackhawks 17-1 in the period.
The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to break their three-game road skid in a matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning ... Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas Golden Knights, D21 78. Connor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks, C22 79. Seth Jones, Chicago Blackhawks, D22 80. Jesper Bratt, New ...
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning ... Igor Shesterkin, New York Rangers, G5 64. Connor Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks, C20 65. Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes, C21 66. Jakob Chychrun, Washington ...
The Lightning right wing scores a highlight-reel goal and becomes the second player in team history to claim 600 assists.