Panthers vs. Blackhawks betting preview

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The Florida Panthers (0-0-0) are -285 on the moneyline to win when they host the Chicago Blackhawks (0-0-0), who have +230 odds, on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN.

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Panthers to win vs Blackhawks -285

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Panthers vs. Blackhawks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Panthers (-285)
  • Underdog: Blackhawks (+230)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Panthers vs. Blackhawks Quick Facts

  • In 58 of 105 games last season, Florida and its opponent combined to finish above 5.5 goals.
  • Chicago played 52 games last season that ended with over 5.5 goals.
  • The teams combined to score 5.7 goals per game, 0.2 more than this one’s total.
  • These teams surrendered 6.3 goals per game combined, 0.8 more than this one’s over/under.
  • The Panthers were 15th in goals scored in the league, and the Blackhawks were 26th.
  • The Blackhawks were 31st in the league in goals surrendered, and the Panthers were seventh.

Panthers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Panthers Season Stat Insights

  • The Panthers’ 246 goals scored last season (three per game) ranked 15th in the NHL.
  • Florida allowed 223 total goals (2.7 per game), the seventh-fewest in NHL play.
  • Their +23 goal differential ranked 11th in the league.
  • The 56 power-play goals Florida recorded last season (ninth-most in the NHL) came via 235 chances.
  • The Panthers had the league’s 11th-ranked power-play conversion rate (23.83%).
  • Florida scored 12 shorthanded goals last season (second among all NHL teams).
  • The Panthers had the league’s 10th-best penalty-kill percentage (80.42%).
  • The Panthers won 49.5% of their faceoffs (20th in the NHL)
  • Florida had a 9.5% shooting percentage, which ranked 28th in the league.
  • The Panthers did not shut out an opponent last season. They averaged 29.7 hits and 12.1 blocked shots per game.

Panthers Moneyline

  • The Panthers had a 50-33 record when favored on the moneyline last season.
  • Florida went 6-2 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -285 or shorter.
  • The Panthers have an implied moneyline win probability of 74.0% in this game.

Panthers Leaders

  • One of Florida’s most productive offensive players last season was Sam Reinhart, who had 81 points (39 goals, 42 assists) and played an average of 19:45 per game.
  • In 67 games, Aleksander Barkov Jr. had 20 goals and 51 assists.
  • Matthew Tkachuk’s 57 points came from 22 goals and 35 assists.
  • In 54 games, Sergei Bobrovsky had a record of 33-19-2. He conceded 130 goals (2.44 goals against average) and recorded 1,247 saves.

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Blackhawks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blackhawks Season Stats Insights

  • The Blackhawks’ 224 goals last season (2.7 per game) ranked them 26th in the league.
  • Chicago’s total of 292 goals allowed (3.6 per game) was 31st in the league.
  • They had the 31st-ranked goal differential in the league at -68.
  • With 47 power-play goals (on 189 chances), Chicago was 18th in the NHL.
  • The Blackhawks had the NHL’s eighth-best power-play percentage (24.87%).
  • Chicago had six shorthanded goals (14th in NHL).
  • At 79.3%, the Blackhawks had the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Blackhawks won 44.8% of faceoffs, 31st in the NHL.
  • The 11.2% shooting percentage of Chicago was ninth in the league.
  • The Blackhawks did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.

Blackhawks Moneyline Insights

  • The Blackhawks were listed as an underdog 79 times last season, and won 24, or 30.4%, of those games.
  • Chicago was 3-19 last season as an underdog by +230 or more on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Blackhawks have a 30.3% chance to win.

Blackhawks Leaders

  • Connor Bedard totaled 67 points (0.8 per game) for Chicago last season, with 23 goals and 44 assists in 82 games (playing 20:17 per game).
  • Ryan Donato totaled 62 total points (0.8 per game) last season. He had 31 goals and 31 assists.
  • Chicago’s Teuvo Teravainen was among the leading scorers on the team with 58 total points (15 goals and 43 assists).
  • Spencer Knight had a .902 save percentage (26th in the league) last season, allowing 100 goals (2.7 goals against average). He put up a 17-16-3 record.
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