The Tampa Bay Lightning's acquisition of star winger Jake Guentzel is paying off in spades, and the Bolts look like a team no one should want to face off against in the playoffs.

Jake Guentzel scored the only shootout goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the Chicago Blackhawks twice in the next five days, starting on Friday night in Chicago. The Lightning are 0-2 so far on their road-trip and would love nothing more than to grab two points.

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Saturday night. Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay won for the third time in four games.

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The Bolts have dominated its series with the Blackhawks since 2017, and our expert NHL predictions expect Tampa Bay's dominance to continue tonight at Chicago.

When the Tampa Bay Lightning face the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Friday (beginning at 8:00 PM ET), Nikita Kucherov and Connor Bedard will be two of the most exciting players to watch. Buy tickets for this matchup at StubHub!

Jake Guentzel and the Tampa Bay Lightning meet the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday at 8:00 PM ET, at United Center. If you’d like to make a wager on Guentzel’s prop bets, we’ve got plenty of info to help you below.

The Canucks are planning on trading J.T. Miller sometime soon. The organization has four potential trade destinations for the forward.

Midway through the 2024-25 hockey calendar, Bolts writers Benjamin Pierce and Thompson Brandes get together to hand out trophies to the players and memorable moments of the first half of the season. Some accolades will be real—awarded to the memorable performances and milestones of note.