She’s Gonna Break Soon: Lightning 4, Blackhawks 1

The Blackhawks miserable start to the 2026-27 season was made a little bit worse on Thursday night with a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Tampa went ahead for good just over four minutes into the game when Victor Hedman jumped into the play and fired this shot through Arvid Soderbom’s five-hole:

Power play goal for Tampa Bay! Scored by Victor Hedman with 15:48 left in the 1st. Assisted by Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel. TBL: 1 | CHI: 0 #CHIvsTBL #GoBolts #Blackhawks

— NHL Goals (@nhlgoals.bsky.social) November 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM

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Chicago’s play improved as the period continued but a soft goal allowed by Soderblom allowed the Lightning to head into the locker room with a…