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Jan 23, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Charle-Edouard D’Astous (51) looks to pass the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nDominic James scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of a shootout and Nikita Kucherov scored in the shootout and regulation as the Tampa Bay Lightning remained hot with a 2-1 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tampa Bay has earned a point in 15 straight games, the third-longest streak in club history.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 17 shots in regulation and overtime while Blackhawks counterpart Arvid Soderblom had 30 saves on 31 shots.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tampa Bay was unable to convert a series of chances in the closing moments of regulation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Chicago dictated the pace in overtime (four shots to one) but didn’t score. After Ilya Mikheyev forced a turnover, Andre Burakovsky couldn’t stuff a rebound into the net after the puck got behind Vasilevskiy in the crease. Nick Lardis sent a shot off the post less than a minute later.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Vasilevskiy saw little action throughout the night, as the Lightning limited the Blackhawks to four shots in the first period and six shots through two.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Chicago capitalized on a rare opportunity, however, as Ryan Greene took a drop pass from Lardis in the left circle before rushing the net and scoring on a wrist shot from the slot at 17:42 of the first period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Lightning coach Jon Cooper challenged the play for offside but the call was upheld. The Blackhawks didn’t score on the ensuing power play for delay of game.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Soderblom turned aside Tampa Bay’s Gage Goncalves on a breakaway in the closing seconds. Goncalves hit the post with an open net earlier in the period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kucherov put the Lightning on the board at 18:42 of the second, as the visitors’ pressure broke through. Brandon Hagel fed Kucherov in front of the net and he beat Soderblom on the backhand.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Kucherov stretched his point streak to four games.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Both teams were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Hagel went to the Tampa Bay locker room with an apparent injury midway through the first period but returned shortly after.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Chicago’s Jason Dickinson returned to the lineup after missing Thursday’s shootout victory in Carolina with an illness.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Tampa Bay earned a split of the season series, avenging a 3-2 home loss on Oct. 23.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n