The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on January 23, 2026, extending their point streak to 14 games.

On January 23, 2026, the Tampa Bay Lightning, on a 14-game point streak, hosted the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. Tampa Bay, with a 31-13-4 record, won 4-1 over San Jose in their last game, highlighted by strong defense and goaltending from Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jonas Johansson. The Blackhawks, coming off a 4-3 shootout win over Carolina, welcomed back center Frank Nazar and were led by Connor Bedard, who recorded 47 points. The game, broadcast on ESPN and streamed via Fubo, featured projections of a close contest with the Blackhawks favored to win 4-3, under a 6.5-goal total.