The Chicago Blackhawks (3-2-0) will be out to add to their winning streak when they play host to the Florida Panthers (4-1-1) at United Center on Tuesday. Florida is coming off a 3-2 win over the Islanders on Sunday. The Panthers committed five penalties in the game, conceding two power play goals. Eetu Luostarinen, Anton Lundell, and Ryan Lomberg each scored once for the Panthers.
Luostarinen added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Spencer Knight saved 23 of 25 shots in the win.Chicago won for the third straight game, beating the Kraken 5-4 on Sunday. Tyler Johnson scored twice to lead the Blackhawks. Alex Stalock surrendered four goals on 34 shots (.882%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Panthers won both games between the teams last season, including a 4-0 victory in their final meeting in March, their fourth straight win against Chicago. Aleksander Barkov (2G 0A), Gustav Forsling (1G 1A), and Sam Reinhart (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Florida. Sergei Bobrovsky saved 37 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Florida is averaging 3.17 goals per game so far this season, 16th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blackhawks team that is allowing 3.00 goals a game (13th). Meanwhile, Chicago has found the net 3.20 times a game on average, 14th in the league, and the Panthers are allowing opponents to score 2.83 goals per game (11th).
Chicago averages fewer shots (25.0) than any other team in the league, though the team’s 12.8% shooting percentage is fifth. With an average of 35.2 attempts, Florida ranks seventh. Power play opportunities should be plentiful for the Blackhawks, as the Panthers are averaging 5.67 penalties per game, second-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 12.00 penalty minutes a game ranks seventh-highest.
The home team has been penalized 5.00 times a game (9th) for an average of 12.60 minutes (3rd).The Blackhawks’ 30.77% power play percentage is the fifth-best in the league, while the Panthers rank 29th with a conversion rate of just 7.41%. When it comes to defending power plays, Florida has the league’s 16th-ranked PK% at 79.31%, while Chicago is 20th at 76.19%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With eight points this season, Matthew Tkachuk is the top skater for the Panthers. He has three goals and five assists in six games. In the net, Knight (2-0-0) is Florida’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.50 GAA and a .904% save percentage. Bobrovsky (2-1-1) leads the Panthers in games played in goal.
He has a GAA of 2.78 and a save percentage of .916%.Johnson and Sam Lafferty lead the Blackhawks in scoring with five points apiece. Both have two goals and three assists in five games. Stalock (2-1-0) has the best goals against average for Chicago at 2.13. He has a save percentage of .938%.
HOME AND AWAY
Florida is 2-1-0 away from FLA Live Arena this season.
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