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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Blackhawks · WED · NOV 4 · 6:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
VS
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
Upcoming
WED · NOV 4 · 6:30 PM CT
TNT · truTV · HBO MAX
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
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The read
Discipline matters tonight: the Panthers' penalty kill ranks 31st and Chicago's power play is 1st in the league. But the man to watch is Sam Reinhart: 5 points in his last 4 against Chicago.
Amerant Bank Arena
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Blackhawks
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blackhawks
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
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
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
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
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
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Discipline matters tonight: the Panthers' penalty kill ranks 31st and Chicago's power play is 1st in the league. But the man to watch is Sam Reinhart: 5 points in his last 4 against Chicago.

Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Patrick Kane: 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