Tampa Bay 4, Chicago 0
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, February 27, 2015
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Brad Meier, Mike Leggo
Linesmen:
Brian Murphy, Pierre Racicot
Attendance:
19204
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Lightning 4, Blackhawks 0: Captain Steven Stamkos scored twice and Ben Bishop made 28 saves to secure his 10th career shutout as host Tampa Bay continued its dominance of Chicago.
Ryan Callahan netted a power-play goal for the Lightning, who avenged a 3-2 shootout loss to the Blackhawks on Nov. 11 and improved to 6-0-1 in their last seven meetings. Brian Boyle also tallied and defenseman Jason Garrison notched two assists as Tampa Bay moved within three points of first-place Montreal in the Atlantic Division.
Scott Darling turned aside 25 shots for Chicago, which acquired veteran defenseman Kimmo Timonen from Philadelphia for a second-round pick in the 2015 draft and a conditional selection next year. Captain Jonathan Toews saw his three-game goal-scoring streak come to a halt in the lopsided loss.
Rookie Jonathan Drouin's nifty no-look pass from behind the net sailed between the legs of Chicago's Teuvo Teravainen and found Boyle, who one-timed a shot past Darling 8:27 into the second period to open the scoring. The Lightning doubled the advantage 9 1/2 minutes later, as Garrison's blast from the point was tipped home by Stamkos.
Callahan capped a pretty tic-tac-toe passing sequence at 7:37 into the third to give Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead before Stamkos added his team-leading 34th goal during a man advantage with 2:45 left. The offense was more than enough for Bishop, who preserved his fourth straight win and second shutout of the season by stopping seven shots in the third.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Stamkos has collected 11 goals and six assists in nine career games versus the Blackhawks. ... Prior to the game, Chicago placed D Johnny Oduya (upper body) on injured reserve. ... Tampa Bay LW Ondrej Palat saw his five-game point streak come to an end. He collected four goals and three assists during the run. ... Former Blackhawks D Brent Sopel announced his retirement on Friday after playing with six different teams during his NHL career (1998-2011).
Top Game Performances
Chicago |
|
Tampa Bay |
N/A |
Points |
Steven Stamkos 2 |
N/A |
Goals |
Steven Stamkos 2 |
N/A |
Assists |
Jason Garrison 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Scott Darling .862 |
Save Percentage |
Ben Bishop 1.000 |
Scott Darling 25 |
Saves |
Ben Bishop 28 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Chicago
|
28 |
0 |
0-3 |
4-6 |
12 |
31 |
Tampa Bay
|
29 |
4 |
2-6 |
3-3 |
6 |
31 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Lightning have a W/L % of .526 after a win and .720 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .486 after a win and .731 after a loss.