Chicago Blackhawks vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 10/23/25

The Tampa Bay Lightning are currently riding a 3-game losing streak and will host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. The Blackhawks come into the game at 3-2-2 on the season. The Lightning offense, which is normally their strong suit, has been struggling to begin the year. They average only 2.67 goals per game. Nikita Kucherov, who missed the Lightning’s last game, expects to be in the lineup. He is a massive boost as he drives much of their offense. Going up against this young Blackhawks team may be exactly what the Lightning need to get back into the winning column. The veteran lineup of the Lightning will play them tough to prevent things from spiraling even further out of control. They will also be looking for their first win on home ice. Despite it being very early in the season, this is an important game for the Lightning.

The Blackhawks appear as though they will be a much more competitive team this year, but stacking up against the Lightning, they do not match their depth. The Lightning will be able to grind down their young forwards and the veteran defenseman of the Lightning should be able to shut down Connor Bedard. The Lightning should get this done on home ice. I will be taking them on the puck line.

Blackhawks vs. Lightning prediction: Tampa Bay Lightning -1.5 (-125) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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