There comes a time in every season when depth becomes a factor for a hockey team. For the Tampa Bay Lightning it was Thursday night against the Chicago Blackhawks where their depth was tested. They passed the test as they beat the Blackhawks 4-2, in Chicago, despite not having Nikita Kucherov or Steven Stamkos available.
Mikhail Sergachev, Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point, and Cedric Paquette scored for the Lightning while Curtis McElhinney won his third game in a row by stopping 28 of 30 shots.