The Chicago Blackhawks placed veteran forward Craig Smith on injured reserve on Thursday with a nagging back injury. Smith hasn't appeared in a game since he skated for more than 10 minutes during a 3-1 victory over Colorado on Jan.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks placed veteran forward Craig Smith on injured reserve ... The Blackhawks host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. Also Thursday, the team announced ...

TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled goaltender Matt Tomkins from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to earn points in a sixth consecutive game as they host the Chicago Blackhawks (16-29-5). The Canes are coming off of a 4-0 shutout victory over the New York Rangers and tonight will also be the first home games for Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall with their new club.

The offseason has not deviated from the typical tinkering and cash saving maneuvers. Indeed, the almighty dollar is always on the front burner with the front office.

Connor Bedard put the Chicago Blackhawks on the board, but it was Landon Slaggert who gave them the only lead they’d need.

But Blackhawks star Connor Bedard scored the tying goal with five seconds left on Chicago’s one-man-advantage with a remarkable tight-angle shot that found a tiny opening between goaltender Jonas Johansson’s left shoulder and the crossbar.

The injury report for the Chicago Blackhawks (15-29-5) heading into their matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning (26-19-3) currently includes three players on it. The matchup begins at 7:00 PM ET on

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s (26-19-3) injury report has just one player listed as they prepare for a Tuesday, January 28 matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks (15-29-5) at Amalie Arena, with a start time of 7:00 PM ET.

Recently, the nominees for the 2025 Hobey Baker Award were announced. Sacha Boisvert of North Dakota, Aidan Thompson of Denver, Sam Rinzel of Minnesota, and Ryan Greene of Boston University are the Blackhawks draft picks nominated for the Hobey Baker Award this year.

Smith hasn’t appeared in a game since a 3-1 victory over Colorado on Jan. 8. He also was on injured reserve with a back injury from Dec. 20 until Dec. 31.

Take the over. The over is 5-4-1 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams. It’s also 4-1-1 in the Lightning’s last five games overall and is 7-2-1 in the Blackhawks’ last 10 games overall. Chicago has scored three or more goals in five of its last seven games and has allowed at least three goals in six consecutive games.