Chicago at Tampa Bay

Both teams are off game seven victories, but it was a tougher situational spot for Chicago, winning game seven on the road on the West Coast and now playing another road game against a great opponent. This is a Chicago team that has been short-handed on defense because of injuries and struggling reserves. That will be a key as Tampa Bay is young, fast and #1 in the NHL in goals scored behind talented captain Steven Stamkos, and the Triplets line of Tyler Johnson (league-leading 12 goals, 21 points), Nikita Kucherov (nine goals, 10 assists) and Ondrej Palat (seven goals, eight assists). The trio has accounted for 28 of the club's 55 goals in the playoffs. Tampa Bay is 13-6 at home against a team with a winning road record. Tampa Bay also has hot Ben Bishop in net, the first goaltender in league history to notch a shutout in his first two game seven appearances after blanking the Rangers 2-0. Bishop stopped 65 of 67 shots against Chicago this season, including all 28 he faced in a 4-0 victory on February 27th. The Lightning are on a 37-14 run at home. When these teams face each other the home team is 4-1 in the last five meetings. Tampa Bay has been a tough matchup for Chicago too at 6-1 against them including 4-0 here in Tampa Bay. Take Tampa Bay in Stanley Cup opener.