Blackhawks vs. Lightning Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blackhawks vs. Lightning NHL game on March 18, 2021 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.

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Mar 18, 11PM Amalie Arena

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Mar 18, 11PM Amalie Arena

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TEAM	1	2	3	T
Blackhawks	2	0	0	2
Lightning	2	0	2	4

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Over / Under

BlackhawksCHI

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TEAM	1	2	3	T
Blackhawks	2	0	0	2
Lightning	2	0	2	4

Play by Play

GOALS

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P3 20:00

End of 3rd Period.

P3 19:44

Lucas Wallmark won faceoff against Ross Colton in neutral zone

P3 19:44

GOAL

Goal scored by Victor Hedman (Empty Net)

2-4

P3 19:42

SHOT

Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Victor Hedman

P3 17:07

SHOT

Shot missed by Ross Colton

P3 16:57

Mathieu Joseph won faceoff against Ryan Carpenter in offensive zone

P3 16:57

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout

P3 16:57

SHOT

Shot on goal by Patrick Maroon saved by Kevin Lankinen

P3 16:38

Ross Colton credited with hit on David Kampf in defensive zone

P3 15:57

SHOT

Adam Boqvist shot blocked by Ondrej Palat

P3 15:27

SHOT

Shot missed by Nikita Zadorov

P3 14:43

Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in offensive zone

P3 14:43

Stoppage - Icing

P3 14:34

SHOT

Shot missed by Ryan Carpenter

P3 14:01

Takeaway by Barclay Goodrow in neutral zone

P3 13:32

SHOT

Shot on goal by Patrick Kane saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P3 13:19

SHOT

Shot missed by Ryan McDonagh

P3 13:02

Pius Suter won faceoff against Brayden Point in offensive zone

P3 13:02

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P3 13:01

SHOT

Shot on goal by Patrick Kane saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P3 12:13

Mathieu Joseph credited with hit on Connor Murphy in offensive zone

P3 11:54

David Kampf won faceoff against Ross Colton in defensive zone

P3 11:54

Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout

P3 11:38

SHOT

Shot missed by Alex Killorn

P3 11:06

Lucas Wallmark credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone

P3 10:55

SHOT

Jan Rutta shot blocked by Calvin de Haan

P3 10:50

SHOT

Shot missed by Lightning

P3 09:40

Stoppage - Puck Frozen

P3 09:40

SHOT

Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Kevin Lankinen

P3 09:40

Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against David Kampf in offensive zone

P3 09:37

Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against David Kampf in offensive zone

P3 09:37

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P3 09:37

SHOT

Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Kevin Lankinen

P3 09:31

Takeaway by Erik Cernak in defensive zone

P3 09:09

SHOT

Dylan Strome shot blocked by Mikhail Sergachev

P3 09:01

Patrick Maroon credited with hit on Duncan Keith in offensive zone

P3 08:51

Takeaway by Ross Colton in defensive zone

P3 08:32

Yanni Gourde credited with hit on Nikita Zadorov in offensive zone

P3 08:13

Nikita Zadorov credited with hit on Yanni Gourde in defensive zone

P3 07:54

Yanni Gourde credited with hit on Nikita Zadorov in offensive zone

P3 07:45

Yanni Gourde won faceoff against David Kampf in neutral zone

P3 07:45

Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout

P3 07:14

SHOT

Brayden Point shot blocked by Duncan Keith

P3 06:49

Takeaway by Alex DeBrincat in offensive zone

P3 06:21

Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Calvin de Haan in offensive zone

P3 05:57

SHOT

Ross Colton shot blocked by Carl Soderberg

P3 05:32

Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Ross Colton in neutral zone

P3 05:32

SHOT

Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Kevin Lankinen

P3 05:32

GOAL

Goal scored by Ross Colton

2-3

P3 04:52

SHOT

Shot on goal by Mattias Janmark saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P3 04:38

Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone

P3 04:38

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P3 04:38

SHOT

Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Kevin Lankinen

P3 03:49

Barclay Goodrow credited with hit on Connor Murphy in offensive zone

P3 03:43

SHOT

Shot missed by Blake Coleman

P3 03:30

SHOT

Barclay Goodrow shot blocked by Pius Suter

P3 02:19

Cal Foote credited with hit on Philipp Kurashev in defensive zone

P3 02:05

Ross Colton won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in defensive zone

P3 02:05

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P3 02:04

SHOT

Shot on goal by Nikita Zadorov saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P3 01:52

SHOT

Shot on goal by Mattias Janmark saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P3 01:43

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in offensive zone

P3 01:43

Stoppage - Icing

P3 01:33

SHOT

Jan Rutta shot blocked by Connor Murphy

P3 01:25

Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Ryan Carpenter in offensive zone

P3 01:25

Stoppage - Puck in Netting

P3 01:07

Stoppage - Offside

P3 00:57

Anthony Cirelli credited with hit on Connor Murphy in offensive zone

P3 00:14

SHOT

Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Kevin Lankinen

P3 00:14

SHOT

Shot missed by Tyler Johnson

P3 00:00

Pius Suter won faceoff against Barclay Goodrow in neutral zone

P2 20:00

End of 2nd Period.

P2 19:47

SHOT

Shot on goal by Brayden Point saved by Kevin Lankinen

P2 19:38

SHOT

Shot missed by Nikita Zadorov

P2 19:06

Stoppage - Puck Frozen

P2 19:06

SHOT

Brayden Point shot blocked by Connor Murphy

P2 19:06

Brayden Point won faceoff against David Kampf in offensive zone

P2 17:28

SHOT

Shot missed by Calvin de Haan

P2 16:52

Cal Foote credited with hit on Dylan Strome in defensive zone

P2 15:47

Brayden Point won faceoff against David Kampf in defensive zone

P2 15:47

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout

P2 15:47

SHOT

Shot on goal by Lucas Wallmark saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P2 15:28

SHOT

Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P2 15:19

SHOT

Shot on goal by Lightning saved by Kevin Lankinen

P2 15:14

SHOT

Shot on goal by Blackhawks saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P2 14:22

SHOT

Power play - Duncan Keith shot blocked by Alex Killorn

P2 14:10

Power play - Dylan Strome won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone

P2 14:10

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P2 14:10

SHOT

Power play - Shot on goal by Alex DeBrincat saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P2 13:03

Shorthanded - Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in defensive zone

P2 13:03

Penalty to Barclay Goodrow 2 minutes for Boarding (Drawn by Brandon Hagel)

P2 12:54

Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Pius Suter in offensive zone

P2 12:54

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P2 12:54

SHOT

Shot on goal by Erik Cernak saved by Kevin Lankinen

P2 12:35

Duncan Keith credited with hit on Mikhail Sergachev in defensive zone

P2 12:04

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in neutral zone

P2 12:04

Stoppage - Puck in Benches

P2 11:55

Takeaway by Calvin de Haan in neutral zone

P2 11:26

Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Ross Colton in defensive zone

P2 11:26

Stoppage - Puck in Netting

P2 11:26

SHOT

Victor Hedman shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov

P2 10:40

Alex DeBrincat credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone

P2 10:04

David Kampf won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone

P2 10:04

Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout

P2 10:04

SHOT

Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P2 09:58

Calvin de Haan credited with hit on Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone

P2 09:51

SHOT

Shot missed by Jan Rutta

P2 09:44

Brayden Point won faceoff against Dylan Strome in offensive zone

P2 09:44

Stoppage - Puck Frozen

P2 09:34

SHOT

Lightning shot blocked by Alex DeBrincat

P2 09:13

SHOT

Shot on goal by Erik Cernak saved by Kevin Lankinen

P2 08:32

Pius Suter won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in neutral zone

P2 08:32

Stoppage - High Stick - TV timeout

P2 07:15

SHOT

Power play - Shot missed by Steven Stamkos

P2 06:50

SHOT

Power play - Shot missed by Steven Stamkos

P2 05:51

David Kampf won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone

P2 05:51

Penalty to Philipp Kurashev 2 minutes for Hooking

P2 05:46

SHOT

Shot missed by Philipp Kurashev

P2 05:39

SHOT

Shot on goal by Philipp Kurashev saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P2 05:29

SHOT

Shot on goal by Erik Cernak saved by Kevin Lankinen

P2 05:22

SHOT

Shot on goal by Barclay Goodrow saved by Kevin Lankinen

P2 04:53

SHOT

Shot on goal by Lightning saved by Kevin Lankinen

P2 04:37

SHOT

Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Kevin Lankinen

P2 04:14

Pius Suter won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in offensive zone

P2 04:14

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P2 04:14

SHOT

Shot on goal by Ryan Carpenter saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P2 03:53

SHOT

Shot on goal by Duncan Keith saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P2 03:32

Stoppage - Offside

P2 03:04

Tyler Johnson won faceoff against David Kampf in defensive zone

P2 03:04

Stoppage - Icing

P2 02:06

SHOT

Power play - Dominik Kubalik shot blocked by Anthony Cirelli

P2 02:03

Shorthanded - Giveaway by Mikhail Sergachev in defensive zone

P2 00:35

Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in defensive zone

P2 00:35

Penalty to Yanni Gourde 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Pius Suter)

P2 00:35

SHOT

Shot missed by Pius Suter

P2 00:24

Pius Suter won faceoff against Yanni Gourde in neutral zone

P2 00:24

Stoppage - Offside

P2 00:00

Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Pius Suter in neutral zone

P1 20:00

End of 1st Period.

P1 19:51

SHOT

Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Kevin Lankinen

P1 19:46

Giveaway by Patrick Kane in defensive zone

P1 19:27

David Kampf won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in offensive zone

P1 19:27

Stoppage - Icing

P1 18:45

Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Ryan Carpenter in neutral zone

P1 18:45

GOAL

Power play - Goal scored by Dylan Strome

1-2

P1 18:45

SHOT

Power play - Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P1 18:31

SHOT

Power play - Shot on goal by Duncan Keith saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P1 18:15

SHOT

Power play - Philipp Kurashev shot blocked by Erik Cernak

P1 18:08

Dylan Strome won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in offensive zone

P1 18:08

Penalty to Patrick Maroon 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Alex DeBrincat)

P1 18:08

Patrick Maroon credited with hit on Alex DeBrincat in defensive zone

P1 17:57

Alex DeBrincat credited with hit on Patrick Maroon in defensive zone

P1 17:51

Takeaway by Patrick Maroon in neutral zone

P1 17:02

Barclay Goodrow won faceoff against Dylan Strome in neutral zone

P1 17:00

SHOT

Power play - Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Kevin Lankinen

P1 17:00

GOAL

Power play - Goal scored by Yanni Gourde

1-2

P1 16:44

Shorthanded - Calvin de Haan credited with hit on Brayden Point in defensive zone

P1 15:38

Shorthanded - David Kampf won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in defensive zone

P1 15:38

Stoppage - TV timeout

P1 15:38

Penalty to Lucas Wallmark 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Victor Hedman)

P1 14:47

SHOT

Shot on goal by Dylan Strome saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P1 14:07

SHOT

Shot on goal by Anthony Cirelli saved by Kevin Lankinen

P1 13:39

SHOT

Shot on goal by Erik Cernak saved by Kevin Lankinen

P1 13:15

Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against David Kampf in neutral zone

P1 13:15

GOAL

Goal scored by Alex Killorn

1-1

P1 13:12

Steven Stamkos credited with hit on Connor Murphy in offensive zone

P1 13:07

Duncan Keith credited with hit on Yanni Gourde in defensive zone

P1 13:07

SHOT

Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Kevin Lankinen

P1 12:58

Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Pius Suter in offensive zone

P1 12:58

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout

P1 12:58

SHOT

Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Kevin Lankinen

P1 12:49

SHOT

Shot missed by Jan Rutta

P1 12:41

SHOT

Shot on goal by Blake Coleman saved by Kevin Lankinen

P1 12:27

Victor Hedman credited with hit on Carl Soderberg in defensive zone

P1 12:07

Ross Colton won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in defensive zone

P1 12:07

Stoppage - Icing

P1 11:34

SHOT

Ryan Carpenter shot blocked by Cal Foote

P1 10:58

Anthony Cirelli credited with hit on Patrick Kane in defensive zone

P1 10:46

Giveaway by Alex DeBrincat in defensive zone

P1 09:34

Giveaway by Pius Suter in defensive zone

P1 09:26

Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Pius Suter in offensive zone

P1 09:26

Stoppage - TV timeout

P1 09:20

Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Barclay Goodrow in defensive zone

P1 09:20

Stoppage - Icing

P1 08:38

Mathieu Joseph credited with hit on Calvin de Haan in offensive zone

P1 08:04

SHOT

Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh

P1 07:16

SHOT

Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Kevin Lankinen

P1 06:38

Calvin de Haan credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone

P1 05:57

Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Connor Murphy in offensive zone

P1 05:02

Ross Colton credited with hit on Mattias Janmark in offensive zone

P1 04:51

Patrick Maroon credited with hit on Ian Mitchell in offensive zone

P1 03:50

Pius Suter won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in offensive zone

P1 03:50

Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)

P1 03:50

SHOT

Shot on goal by Pius Suter saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P1 03:38

Pius Suter won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in offensive zone

P1 03:38

Stoppage - Icing

P1 03:36

Giveaway by Lucas Wallmark in neutral zone

P1 03:15

Steven Stamkos won faceoff against Lucas Wallmark in defensive zone

P1 03:15

Stoppage - Icing

P1 02:39

SHOT

Shot on goal by Mattias Janmark saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P1 02:31

SHOT

Shot on goal by Mattias Janmark saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P1 02:19

Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Connor Murphy in offensive zone

P1 02:10

Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Pius Suter in neutral zone

P1 02:10

SHOT

Power play - Shot on goal by Mattias Janmark saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P1 02:10

GOAL

Power play - Goal scored by Mattias Janmark

1-0

P1 01:47

Shorthanded - Takeaway by Victor Hedman in neutral zone

P1 01:30

SHOT

Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Kevin Lankinen

P1 01:24

Shorthanded - Ryan McDonagh credited with hit on Alex DeBrincat in defensive zone

P1 00:47

Power play - Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Steven Stamkos in offensive zone

P1 00:47

SHOT

Shot on goal by David Kampf saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy

P1 00:40

SHOT

Connor Murphy shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow

P1 00:29

Cal Foote credited with hit on Dominik Kubalik in neutral zone

P1 00:15

David Kampf won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone

P1 00:15

Stoppage - Offside

P1 00:00

Barclay Goodrow won faceoff against David Kampf in neutral zone

P1 00:00

Game Setup.

Stats

Blackhawks		STATS		Lightning

21	Shots on Goal	23
43%	Faceoff Win %	57%
4/2	PP Opportunities/PP Goals	2/1
4	Penalty Infraction Mins	8
9	Hits	20
8	Shots Blocked	9
4	Giveaways	1

BlackhawksCHI			LightningTB

21	Shots on Goal	23
43%	Faceoff Win %	57%
4/2	PP Opportunities/PP Goals	2/1
4	Penalty Infraction Mins	8
9	Hits	20
8	Shots Blocked	9
4	Giveaways	1

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Blackhawks vs. Lightning: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

Teams: Blackhawks vs. Lightning
Date: Thursday, March 18, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Amalie Arena

Current Betting Odds

Spread: Lightning favored at -1.5
Total (Over/Under): 6
Moneyline Odds: Blackhawks +235, Lightning -238

Dimers' Win Probabilities

Blackhawks: 35%
Lightning: 65%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Blackhawks a win probability of 35%, while the Lightning have a win probability of 65%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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