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Lightning vs. Blackhawks Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Lightning vs. Blackhawks NHL game on January 23, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Jan 24, 12AM United Center
Jan 24, 12AM United Center
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Blackhawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lightning | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Blackhawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
OT1 04:15 Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
OT1 03:39 Shot on goal by Gage Goncalves saved by Arvid Soderblom
OT1 02:52 Shot on goal by Wyatt Kaiser saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
OT1 02:35 Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
OT1 02:22 Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
OT1 02:22 Shot missed by Nick Lardis
OT1 01:45 Shot missed by Ilya Mikheyev
P3 19:15 Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 19:06 Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 18:09 Shot on goal by Frank Nazar saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 16:33 J.J. Moser shot blocked by Connor Murphy
P3 16:22 Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 15:58 Shot missed by Alex Vlasic
P3 13:06 Connor Murphy shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
P3 12:21 Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 09:54 Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 09:15 Jason Dickinson shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
P3 09:00 Shot on goal by Louis Crevier saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
P3 08:39 Shot missed by Ryan Donato
P3 08:19 Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Tyler Bertuzzi
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
OT
GOALS
ALL
End of Shootout period.
Shootout attempt by Gage Goncalves saved by Arvid Soderblom
Shootout Goal scored by Gage Goncalves on Arvid Soderblom
Shootout Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov on Arvid Soderblom
Shootout attempt by Connor Bedard saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Shootout attempt by Charle-Edouard D'Astous saved by Arvid Soderblom
End of 1st OT.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gage Goncalves saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Wyatt Kaiser saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Lardis
SHOT
Shot missed by Ilya Mikheyev
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in offensive zone
Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Frank Nazar saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Connor Bedard in neutral zone
SHOT
J.J. Moser shot blocked by Connor Murphy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Vlasic
Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Nick Paul in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Connor Murphy shot blocked by Gage Goncalves
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Arvid Soderblom
Giveaway by Connor Bedard in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Erik Cernak credited with hit on Jason Dickinson in defensive zone
SHOT
Jason Dickinson shot blocked by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
SHOT
Shot on goal by Louis Crevier saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Donato
SHOT
Charle-Edouard D'Astous shot blocked by Tyler Bertuzzi
Dominic James won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
Power play - Jake Guentzel won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Arvid Soderblom
Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Arvid Soderblom
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Dominic James in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Vlasic
SHOT
Shot missed by Charle-Edouard D'Astous
SHOT
J.J. Moser shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dominic James saved by Arvid Soderblom
Dominic James won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Yanni Gourde won faceoff against Oliver Moore in neutral zone
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Arvid Soderblom
Connor Bedard credited with hit on Yanni Gourde in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Pontus Holmberg saved by Arvid Soderblom
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Max Crozier saved by Arvid Soderblom
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in defensive zone
SHOT
Louis Crevier shot blocked by Declan Carlile
Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Frank Nazar
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Nick Paul
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Declan Carlile shot blocked by Landon Slaggert
Oliver Moore won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
Dominic James won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Matt Grzelcyk
Giveaway by Erik Cernak in defensive zone
Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Louis Crevier in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Shorthanded - Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Penalty to Artyom Levshunov 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons)
SHOT
Shot missed by Artyom Levshunov
SHOT
Shot missed by Erik Cernak
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Max Crozier saved by Arvid Soderblom
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
SHOT
Max Crozier shot blocked by Ryan Greene
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot missed by J.J. Moser
Jake Guentzel won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in offensive zone
SHOT
Nick Paul shot blocked by Landon Slaggert
Lightning won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
Ryan Greene won faceoff against Anthony Cirelli in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Cernak saved by Arvid Soderblom
Giveaway by J.J. Moser in neutral zone
Takeaway by J.J. Moser in neutral zone
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Dominic James in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Max Crozier credited with hit on Jason Dickinson in defensive zone
Power play - Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi in offensive zone
Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Ryan Greene assisted by Nick Lardis and Oliver Moore
0-1
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Connor Bedard
Shorthanded - Anthony Cirelli won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
Penalty to Darren Raddysh 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Tyler Bertuzzi)
SHOT
Connor Bedard shot blocked by J.J. Moser
SHOT
Declan Carlile shot blocked by Louis Crevier
SHOT
Shot missed by Declan Carlile
SHOT
Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
SHOT
Declan Carlile shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot missed by Dominic James
Lightning won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot missed by Pontus Holmberg
SHOT
Shot on goal by Yanni Gourde saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Gage Goncalves
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Oliver Bjorkstrand
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
Jake Guentzel won faceoff against Blackhawks in offensive zone
Lightning won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Max Crozier
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Hagel saved by Arvid Soderblom
Lightning won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
Power play - Giveaway by Connor Bedard in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by teammate
Penalty to Jack Finley 5 minutes for Fighting (Drawn by Nick Foligno)
Penalty to Jack Finley 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Served by Gage Goncalves)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Darren Raddysh saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Yanni Gourde shot blocked by Connor Murphy
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Dominic James in neutral zone
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 31 | Shots on Goal | 18 | |||
| 53% | Faceoff Win % | 47% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 11 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 16 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 16 | Giveaways | 20 |
| |
|---|
| 31 | Shots on Goal | 18 | |||
| 53% | Faceoff Win % | 47% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 11 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 11 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 16 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 16 | Giveaways | 20 |
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Lightning vs. Blackhawks: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Lightning vs. Blackhawks
- Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: United Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Lightning favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6
- Moneyline Odds: Lightning -295, Blackhawks +250
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Lightning: 68%
- Blackhawks: 32%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Lightning a win probability of 68%, while the Blackhawks have a win probability of 32%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Lightning are more likely to beat the Blackhawks in the NHL game at United Center on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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