TAMPA -- Something has to give when the Chicago Blackhawks play the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, CSN-CH, SUN), a rematch of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final won by the Blackhawks in six games.
Chicago (32-13-4) has won a Blackhawks record 12 straight games. Tampa Bay (25-17-4) has won six straight to move into second place in the Atlantic Division.
"When you win 12 games in a row it's not going to be the same guys every night stepping up and making a difference," Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said. "Guys from the first line to the fourth line to our backup goaltender to our sixth defenseman, they've all been key to this run. And it's fun to have it that way. It's fun to have different guys stepping up and making a difference."