The Friday NHL slate features the Tampa Bay Lightning (31-13-4) visiting the Chicago Blackhawks (21-22-7) at United Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Lightning rank first in the Eastern Conference and the Blackhawks are 12th in the Western Conference.

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Lightning vs. Blackhawks: Jan. 23 Viewing Options

Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: United Center
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Lightning’s 2025-26 Stats

Blackhawks’ 2025-26 Stats

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Lightning vs. Blackhawks Top Players

Lightning

One of Tampa Bay’s top offensive players this season is Nikita Kucherov, who has put up 73 points in 44 games.
Having scored 22 goals and adding 29 assists, Jake Guentzel is an important piece of the offense for Tampa Bay through 48 games.
On 128 shots (for 25 goals) and 21 assists, Brandon Hagel has recorded 46 points this season.
Andrei Vasilevskiy (21-7-3) has a 2.2 goals against average and a save percentage of .917 for Tampa Bay.
Blackhawks

Connor Bedard has scored 20 goals (0.5 per game) and put up 27 assists (0.7 per game), fueling the Chicago offense with 47 total points (1.2 per game). He takes 3.2 shots per game, shooting 16%.
Tyler Bertuzzi has helped lead the attack for Chicago this season with 24 goals and 14 assists.
Andre Burakovsky is a key contributor on offense for Chicago with 10 goals and 20 assists.
Spencer Knight is 15-13-6 this season, compiling 901 saves and giving up 86 goals (2.5 goals against average) with a .913 save percentage (eighth-best in the league).
Lightning vs. Blackhawks Injury Report

Lightning

Emil Martinsen Lilleberg: Out (Undisclosed),

Victor Hedman: Out (Elbow),

Brayden Point: Out (Lower Body),

Scott Sabourin: Out (Undisclosed),

Anthony Cirelli: Day-To-Day (Undisclosed),

Ryan McDonagh: Day-To-Day (Lower Body)

Blackhawks

Shea Weber: Out For Season (Ankle),

Andre Burakovsky: Day-To-Day (Illness),

Teuvo Teravainen: Day-To-Day (Upper Body)

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