Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction 1/28/25 NHL Picks

The Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Amalie Arena. Here’s a Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction. This article will include a Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Pick.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Preview

The Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Lightning and Wild, and they play the Hurricanes, Panthers, and Oilers next. The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.59 goals per game and are scoring 23.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Tyler Bertuzzi leads Chicago with 17 goals, Connor Bedard has 30 assists and Ryan Donato has 106 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.45 goals per game and are killing 80.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 89 goals on 851 shots faced, and Arvid Soderblom has allowed 60 goals on 640 shots.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Blackhawks, lost to the Red Wings, and they play the Kings, Islanders, and Senators next. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.54 goals per game and are scoring on 27.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay with 27 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 50 assists and Brandon Hagel has 137 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.81 goals per game and are killing 81.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 85 goals on 1,002 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has given up 37 goals on 349 shots.

Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win

• The Blackhawks have lost each of their last seven road games against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Lightning have won each of their last six night games against the Blackhawks following a road loss.
• The Blackhawks have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as road underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last eight Tuesday night games at Amalie Arena.
• The Blackhawks have lost the third period in each of their last five night games at Amalie Arena.

Why the Chicago Blackhawks will win

• The Lightning have lost two of their last three games as favorites.
• The road team has won each of the Blackhawks’ last three games.
• The Lightning have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games.
• The Blackhawks have covered the puck line in four of their last five games.
• The Blackhawks have won the second period in four of their last five road games following a loss.

Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Injury Report

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without Janis Moser due to a lower-body injury.

The Blackhawks will be without Connor Murphy and Laurent Brossoit.

Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction

The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t coming off the best week, and you can make money fading them during these hit-or-miss results. The problem is the Chicago Blackhawks are god-awful and don’t have enough decent performances that make them worth a look even in massive underdog roles. The Blackhawks have lost eight of their last 10 games, and they get waxed on the defensive side. The Blackhawks have allowed four or more goals in seven of their last 10 games. The Lightning have won nine of the last 10 games against the Blackhawks and eight of those wins were decided by two or more goals. There’s only one way to go here. Give me the Lightning and the PL for max betting value.