Chicago had a four-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday as the Carolina Hurricanes took a 4-2 victory from the UC. The Blackhawks attempted to climb out of a 3-0 hole with two goals in a 70-second span in the third period, but a late empty netter sealed the victory for the visitors. Patrick Kane pushed his point streak to 10 games (8G, 11A) and Kirby Dach pushed his own streak to five games (4G, 3A).
Tampa Bay dropped their second straight game on Tuesday night in St. Louis, 3-1. Anthony Cirelli scored the lone goal, his third of the season in the loss. Captain Steven Stamkos paces the Lightning with 20 points (7G, 13A) in 18 games this season.
In two meetings a season ago, Tampa Bay took a pair of wins: 6-3 on Oct. 21 in Chicago and 4-2 on Nov. 23 in Florida. Brayden Point (2G, 3A) and Nikita Kucherov (1G, 4A) led the series in scoring with five points apiece, while Duncan Keith (2A) led the Blackhawks.