The Florida Panthers and Chicago Blackhawks square off at Amerant Bank Arena in a season opener on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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As action begins for the beginning of the NHL season, here's who we pick to emerge victorious in Tuesday's action.
Panthers vs. Blackhawks Predictions for Tuesday
Our computer model for this game calls for a final result of Panthers 5, Blackhawks 1.
- Moneyline Pick: Panthers (-286)
- Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
- Spread Pick: Panthers (-1.5)
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Panthers Splits and Trends
- The Panthers (47-31-4 overall) had a 12-6-18 record last season in contests that needed overtime.
- Florida was 13-8-6 (32 points) in its 27 games decided by one goal.
- Looking at the 17 times last season the Panthers ended a game with just one goal, they had a 3-14-0 record, picking up six points.
- Florida took 16 points from the 16 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (7-7-2 record).
- The Panthers scored three or more goals in 65 games (53-8-4, 110 points).
- In the 45 games when Florida scored a lone power-play goal, it had a 29-11-5 record (63 points).
- In the 66 games when it outshot its opponent, Florida was 39-23-4 (82 points).
- The Panthers were outshot by their opponent in 29 games, going 17-10-2 to register 36 points.
Blackhawks Splits and Trends
- The Blackhawks had a 5-11-16 record in overtime contests last season, and a 25-46-11 overall record.
- In the 21 games Chicago played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 17 points.
- Last season the Blackhawks scored just one goal in 14 games, and they finished 0-13-1.
- Chicago accumulated eight points (2-20-4) when scoring exactly two goals last season.
- The Blackhawks scored three or more goals 40 times, accumulating 52 points (23-11-6).
- Last season Chicago recorded a single power-play goal in 25 games, posting a record of 7-15-3.
- When it outshot its opponent last season, Chicago posted a record of 6-14-0 (12 points).
- The Blackhawks were outshot by their opponents in 61 games last season, going 18-32-11 to register 47 points.
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Team Stats Comparison (2024-25)
Panthers Rank | Panthers AVG | Blackhawks AVG | Blackhawks Rank | |
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15th | 3.00 | Goals Scored | 2.73 | 26th |
7th | 2.72 | Goals Allowed | 3.56 | 31st |
3rd | 31.5 | Shots | 24.4 | 32nd |
5th | 26.2 | Shots Allowed | 31.0 | 30th |
11th | 23.83% | Power Play % | 24.87% | 8th |
10th | 80.42% | Penalty Kill % | 79.30% | 14th |