TBL CHI preview 10.21

LIGHTNING (4-1-1) at BLACKHAWKS (4-1-2)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, NBCSCH, SUN, NHL.TV

Gourde has seven points (three goals, four assists) during a five-game point streak. Alex DeBrincat has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) during a seven-game point streak to start the season.
The Lightning play the second of back-to-back games after 5-4 overtime loss at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. They have outscored opponents 19-10 in their past four games (3-0-1).
The Blackhawks are also on the second half of a back-to-back set after a 4-1 win at the Columbus Blue Jackets, their first regulation victory of the season. Goalie Corey Crawford made 37 saves for his first win since Dec. 17, 2017.

Players to watch

Gourde has two goals in three games against the Blackhawks. His 46 points (17 goals, 29 assists) are second behind Nikita Kucherov's 49 for most on Tampa Bay since Jan. 1.
DeBrincat, 20, is the youngest player in Blackhawks history to score at least seven goals in their opening seven games.

They said it

"This one stings. For us we've got to learn here not to take a period off so to speak. We had it going on all cylinders there in the first period and felt good about ourselves. We can't let our foot off the gas pedal there against any team in this league, especially on the road. So lesson learned. We get a quick turnaround here to try and change the outcome." -- Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh on overtime loss Saturday
"[Crawford is] probably under the radar when you look at the top goalies in the game. But we value his contribution to [our] success, keeping us in games, winning games for us. But he's as good as there is in the game." -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville

Lightning projected lineup
Blackhawks projected lineup
Status report

Domingue will make his second start of the season. He made 38 saves in a 4-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Oct. 16. ... Quenneville confirmed Ward will start in the second of a back-to-back..

Stat pack

Point has five points (four goals, one assist) in his past five games. ... Kucherov has five points (one goal, four assists) during a four-game point streak. ... Stamkos needs one goal for 350 in the NHL. … Toews is three goals from 300 in NHL.