Florida Panthers vs Chicago Blackhawks — Recap

📰Game Recap

Lars Eller scored late in the third period, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. The tightly contested matchup saw Florida overcome an early deficit and then regain the lead after Chicago tied the game in the second period. The Panthers outshot the Blackhawks 32-22, in line with SportsFBI's pregame model, which gave Florida a 74% probability of winning. Following the game, Florida's record improved to 5-4-2, while Chicago fell to 3-7-0.

Chicago opened the scoring at 2:34 of the first period when Ryan Greene found the net, assisted by Andrew Mangiapane and Kevin Korchinski. Florida quickly answered, with Sandis Vilmanis tying the game at 6:49, assisted by Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe. Matthew Tkachuk then put the Panthers ahead 2-1 at 14:21, with Seth Jones and Brady Tkachuk assisting on the play.

The Blackhawks equalized in the second period as Roman Kantserov scored at 11:15, with assists from Patrick Kane and Connor Bedard, sending the game into the final frame tied at two goals apiece. The Panthers pressed in the third, and Eller ultimately secured the win at 17:37, assisted by Aaron Ekblad. Akira Schmid made 19 saves on 21 shots for Florida, while Spencer Knight stopped 29 of 32 shots for Chicago.