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Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the Chicago Blackhawks twice in the next five days, starting on Friday night in Chicago. The Lightning are 0-2 so far on their road-trip and would love nothing more than to grab two points.

The Bolts have dominated its series with the Blackhawks since 2017, and our expert NHL predictions expect Tampa Bay's dominance to continue tonight at Chicago.

When defensemen Ethan Del Mastro and Nolan Allan were roommates in Rockford, Del Mastro used to do most of the cooking. “But he’s always helpful with the dishes afterward, so that’s good,” he told the Tribune.

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Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Chicago vs Tampa Bay, which will take place on January 25th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2

Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek and Frederick Gaudreau scored to help the Minnesota Wild top the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday night.

Tampa Bay has struggled throughout a month in which it will play 16 games but has deserved more points than it’s gotten.

Brayden Point and Ryan Donato will be two of the most exciting players to watch when the Tampa Bay Lightning meet the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Friday, January 24 at 8:00 PM ET. Purchase tickets for this matchup at StubHub!