Smith hasn’t appeared in a game since a 3-1 victory over Colorado on Jan. 8. He also was on injured reserve with a back injury from Dec. 20 until Dec. 31.

The Lightning’s recent road skid has put them in a familiar midseason place, having to fight off a number of teams to solidify their playoff position. Even though the Lightning (25-18-3, 53 ...

The Chicago Blackhawks were back on the ice today ahead of Friday night’s tilt with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The team made a roster move ahead of practice as they placed forward Craig Smith on injured reserve (retroactive to Jan.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks placed veteran forward Craig Smith on injured reserve ... The Blackhawks host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. Also Thursday, the team announced ...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks placed veteran forward Craig Smith on injured reserve ... The Blackhawks host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. Also Thursday, the team announced it ...

Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0.

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg will face a hearing from NHL Player Safety for his hit on JT Compher, but it does not appear any supplemental discipline will be heading Nikita Kucherov's

The Tampa Bay defenseman faces additional discipline after a hit on J.T. Compher that resulted in an interference penalty.

Hedman sent a backhand shot toward the net, and Paul redirected the puck past Chicago goalie Arvid Soderblom to make it 3-2 with 7.9 seconds left in the period. “It definitely helped our demeanor, gave us a little bit of life coming back in here,” Bolts defenseman Ryan McDonagh said of Paul's goal.

Kucherov’s game-winner came after Jake Guentzel tipped in his pass in front of the net to tie it 3-3 on the power play with 41 seconds remaining in the third period for the Lightning, who outshot the Blackhawks 17-1 in the period.

The Lightning have so much talent, it’s easy to look past their weaknesses. They can dazzle you with skill, they have what might be the best scoring line in hockey and they’ve had few problems offensively,

Recently, the nominees for the 2025 Hobey Baker Award were announced. Sacha Boisvert of North Dakota, Aidan Thompson of Denver, Sam Rinzel of Minnesota, and Ryan Greene of Boston University are the Blackhawks draft picks nominated for the Hobey Baker Award this year.