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Chicago Blackhawks vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Panthers · SUN · OCT 25 · 2:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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SUN · OCT 25 · 2:00 PM CT
United Center
CHSN · SCRIPPS
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
VS
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
SUN · OCT 25 · 2:00 PM CT
CHSN · SCRIPPS
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
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The read
Stay out of the box: the Blackhawks' power play ranks 1st and Florida's penalty kill sits 31st. But the problem is Sam Reinhart, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Blackhawks.
United Center
Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Panthers
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
PanthersInjury report
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Stay out of the box: the Blackhawks' power play ranks 1st and Florida's penalty kill sits 31st. But the problem is Sam Reinhart, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Blackhawks.

Patrick Kane has solved Jacob Markstrom before, 5 goals on 60 shots. Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Special Teams
Chicago's power play ranks 1st while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
1st / 31st PP vs PK
Matchup
Patrick Kane has 5 goals on Jacob Markstrom (60 shots).
(Chicago)
5 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Player
Sam Reinhart has 5 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Carter Verhaeghe has 5 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Matchup
Brad Marchand has 13 shots on Spencer Knight without a goal.
(Florida)
0/13 vs Spencer Knight
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals