As for being held without a shot in the first period, it did match the franchise-record low. It was the third time in franchise history the Lightning failed to record a shot on goal in a period, also doing it twice in 1999, in a 4-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Nov. 11 and again 10 days later in a 3-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes.

It was just the second time Chicago had ever held a team without a shot for an entire period, with the only other time happening on Dec. 4, 1946 against the Detroit Red Wings. This time, the Blackhawks blocked eight of nine pucks the Lightning sent toward the goal in the first, with St. Louis missing the net on the other.