Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday night at Amalie Arena, extending their perfect home record to 8-0 this season. Right wing Ilya Mikheyev led the offense with two goals.
Mikheyev opened the scoring in the first period and added a second goal later in the game. The Lightning's victory was also marked by a second-period fight between Blackhawks left winger Dillon Boucher and Lightning left wing Jeffrey Viel. Chicago goaltender Arvid Soderblom made multiple saves to keep the game close early on.
