CHICAGO _ A little more than a year after the Lightning put up an NHL-record 33 shots in one period at the United Center, they mustered only 35 against the Blackhawks for the entire game Thursday.
The outcome? That was the same.
The Lightning pummeled the Hawks last season, and although this one was much tighter, the visitors used three third-period goals to secure a 4-2 victory.
For the second straight game, the Hawks went into the third period without a goal, and for the second straight game they couldn't pull out a win despite a pair of goals as they dropped to 9-9-4.
Brent Seabrook tied the game at 1 with 11 minutes, 33 seconds left in the third on a tremendous shot from nearly behind the net that bounced off the back of Lightning goalie Curtis McElhinney.
But 1:17 later Anthony Cirelli tipped in a shot that went through Corey Crawford's legs and slowly slid into the net.
A few minutes later, Brayden Point scored his fifth goal of the season to make it 3-1.
After the Hawks pulled Crawford, Dylan Strome pushed back a rebound to get the Hawks within a goal with 2:43 remaining, but they couldn't get the equalizer. Cedric Paquette added an empty-net goal in the final minute to secure the Lightning's win.
Patrick Kane assisted on Strome's goal to extend his point streak to 11 games.
The Lightning's second-ranked power play got them on the board with 3:50 left in the first period on a Mikhail Sergachev rocket from near the middle of the blue line that went in just to the right of Crawford.
Crawford's best save came when Alex Killorn found Cirelli alone in the slot in the second period. Crawford was able to get over in time to make a pad save and was fortunate Cirelli's rebound effort hit the post before bounding away.
Erik Gustafsson was back on the top power-play unit and Kirby Dach saw his first significant time as a member of the second unit, but the Hawks failed to convert on three opportunities.
