TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Donato scored two more goals to help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Thursday night.
Frank Nazar had a goal and an assist as Chicago won for the fourth time in five games. Teuvo Teravainen had two assists, and Spencer Knight made 29 saves.
Donato has five goals during a four-game scoring streak. The veteran forward scored a career-high 31 goals last season.
Ryan McDonagh had a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay in its fourth consecutive loss. Jake Guentzel also scored, and Nikita Kucherov had two assists.
The game was tied at 2 before Donato converted a wrist shot with 54 seconds left in the game. He also scored 10:16 into the second period.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves for the Lightning, who went 0 for 4 on the power play.
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Guentzel tied it at 1 with his second goal of the season 6:57 into the second. After Donato scored his first goal for Chicago, McDonagh replied for Tampa Bay with 42 seconds left in the period.
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The Blackhawks host the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. The Lightning host the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
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