Blackhawks vs Panthers Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Nov 4, 2026)

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Chicago Blackhawks logo

Blackhawks4-11 · 6-9 ATS15th in the West
FINAL3 – 5
Florida Panthers logo

Panthers8-7 · 5-10 ATS7th in the East

NHL · Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · 7:30 PM ET · Amerant Bank Arena

Final score by period

Team 1 2 3 T
Blackhawks 0 1 2 3
Panthers 2 1 2 5

How the bets settled

MoneylinePanthers wonClosed at -258
SpreadPanthers coveredPanthers -1.5, by 0.5
TotalOver 5.58 scored, 2.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on November 4, building a 2-0 first-period lead and matching Chicago’s two-goal third to close it out. The game swung early, with Florida controlling the first and never letting Chicago fully erase the gap.

Sandis Vilmanis powered Florida with 2 goals, 2 assists and 4 points. Frank Nazar scored 2 for Chicago, and Ethan Del Mastro added 2 assists. The Panthers’ edge showed in the team stats: more hits (28-12), more takeaways (6-3) and a 1-for-3 power play (33.3 percent) while Chicago went 0-for-3. Chicago did get a short-handed goal.

On the closing line, Panthers -1.5 covered by 0.5, and the 5.5 total went over by 2.5.

How the props finished

8 of 12 cleared

Player Line Price Result
Connor Bedard Over 0.5 points -175 ESPN BET 2 Cleared
Seth Jones Over 0.5 assists -105 Hard Rock 0 Missed
Garnet Hathaway Over 2.5 hits -178 Stake 7 Cleared
Sam Reinhart Over 0.5 points -203 Kalshi 3 Cleared
Brady Tkachuk Over 0.5 points -212 Kalshi 1 Cleared
Roman Kantserov Over 0.5 points +100 BetMGM 1 Cleared
Matthew Tkachuk Over 0.5 assists -133 Kalshi 1 Cleared
Cole Smith Over 1.5 hits -149 Stake 1 Missed
Carter Verhaeghe Over 0.5 points -154 prophetexchange 2 Cleared
Alex Vlasic Over 1.5 blocks -160 Stake 1 Missed
Sandis Vilmanis Over 2.5 hits -181 Stake 1 Missed
Aaron Ekblad Over 1.5 shots on goal -115 Caesars 2 Cleared

Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the game, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.

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Against the spread, start to finish

PanthersBlackhawks
The score margin against the closing spread (Panthers -1.5). Blue: Panthers covering. Orange: Blackhawks covering.
+1.5Largest CHI cover
27%CHI covering
+1.5Largest FLA cover
73%FLA covering

Top performers

Blackhawks

  • GoalsFrank Nazar2
  • AssistsEthan Del Mastro2
  • PointsFrank Nazar2

Panthers

  • GoalsSandis Vilmanis2
  • AssistsSandis Vilmanis2
  • PointsSandis Vilmanis4

Team stats

BlackhawksPanthers
20Shots30
48.6%Faceoffs won51.4%
0Power play goals1
12Hits28
14Blocked shots15
3Takeaways6
16Giveaways20
6Penalty minutes6

Box score

Chicago BlackhawksFlorida Panthers

Chicago Blackhawks

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Connor Bedard C 0 2 0 4 1 22:25 24 2 0 0 0 2 40.0
Tyler Bertuzzi LW 0 0 0 0 0 18:55 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Dillon Boucher LW 0 0 0 0 0 8:10 11 2 1 0 0 0 0.0
Ryan Donato C 0 0 0 0 -1 12:52 18 0 0 0 1 0 50.0
Anton Frondell C 0 0 0 2 -1 19:23 22 0 0 0 0 0 53.3
Ryan Greene C 0 0 0 0 0 13:24 17 1 0 0 0 0 50.0
Jordan Greenway LW 0 0 0 1 0 13:00 17 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Roman Kantserov RW 1 0 0 3 1 21:44 23 0 0 0 2 0 71.4
Oliver Moore C 0 0 0 2 -1 12:36 21 0 1 0 0 0 20.0
Frank Nazar C 2 0 0 3 -1 17:03 25 1 0 0 0 0 28.6
Cole Smith RW 0 1 0 0 -1 14:21 22 1 1 1 0 0 0.0
Teuvo Teravainen C 0 0 0 0 -2 9:43 16 0 0 0 1 0 0.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Ian Cole D 0 0 0 1 0 16:46 23 1 4 0 3 2 0.0
Ethan Del Mastro D 0 2 0 0 2 12:16 15 2 0 0 3 0 0.0
Wyatt Kaiser D 0 0 0 1 -1 22:55 27 1 3 1 0 0 0.0
Artyom Levshunov D 0 0 0 1 -1 21:06 22 0 2 0 3 0 0.0
Sam Rinzel D 0 1 0 2 0 18:33 21 0 1 1 2 0 0.0
Alex Vlasic D 0 0 0 0 -2 21:09 25 0 1 0 1 2 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Spencer Knight G 4 29 0 0 25 .862 16 9 0 59:19 0 0

Florida Panthers

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Sam Bennett C 0 0 0 0 -1 13:49 18 0 1 0 1 2 46.7
Lars Eller C 0 0 0 1 -1 18:24 23 0 1 0 1 0 60.0
Garnet Hathaway RW 0 0 0 0 0 11:57 16 7 0 0 0 0 0.0
Bokondji Imama LW 0 0 0 1 0 9:40 13 2 1 0 0 0 0.0
Anton Lundell C 0 0 0 0 -1 16:54 23 2 1 0 1 0 40.9
Eetu Luostarinen C 0 0 0 0 -1 16:10 24 1 2 1 2 2 0.0
Sam Reinhart C 1 2 0 6 3 18:04 22 0 1 0 1 0 42.9
Cole Schwindt RW 0 0 0 0 0 8:54 13 0 0 0 0 0 58.3
Matthew Tkachuk LW 0 1 0 3 0 15:12 22 1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Brady Tkachuk LW 0 1 0 4 -1 16:57 22 8 0 2 1 2 100.0
Carter Verhaeghe C 1 1 0 4 2 17:16 20 1 0 1 0 0 100.0
Sandis Vilmanis LW 2 2 0 2 3 13:32 17 1 0 0 2 0 0.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Uvis Balinskis D 0 0 0 1 -1 18:01 22 2 0 0 2 0 0.0
Aaron Ekblad D 0 0 0 2 1 23:10 27 0 1 0 1 0 0.0
Gustav Forsling D 0 0 0 1 0 23:20 27 0 4 0 0 0 0.0
Seth Jones D 1 0 0 4 0 21:36 25 0 1 2 0 0 0.0
Dmitry Kulikov D 0 0 0 0 0 17:02 23 2 0 0 4 0 0.0
Niko Mikkola D 0 0 0 1 2 14:02 17 1 2 0 1 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Jacob Markstrom G 3 20 0 0 17 .850 14 3 0 60:00 0 0

Attendance 19,482 · Officials: Travis Gawryletz, Francois St. Laurent, Matt MacPherson, Trevor Hanson

Recap: Sandis Vilmanis has 1st 2-goal game, Panthers top Blackhawks 5-3 to cap homestand (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

No StatsBench pick posted for this game. Today’s posted picks are graded live.

Betting trends

  • Blackhawks are 2-5 in the last 7 meetings with the Panthers.

From each team’s last 10 games and recent meetings, against the closing line.

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Blackhawks vs Panthers pre-game preview

The Wednesday NHL market lists Florida as a -250 moneyline favorite, with the Panthers at -1.5 and the total at 5.5; the opening line was the same. Chicago lost the last meeting 2-3 at home on October 25 and is 2-5 straight up but 3-1 against the spread in the last seven head-to-head meetings. The Blackhawks are 4-11 overall and 6-9 ATS, including 3-7 straight up and 4-6 ATS over their last 10 after a 2-5 loss to Colorado on November 2. Florida is 8-7 and 5-10 ATS, with a 6-4 straight-up and 4-6 ATS last 10 after a 3-5 loss to Detroit on November 2.

Defensively, Chicago allows 3.87 goals per game (31st), 30.33 shots (29th) and 10.4 points (31st), while Florida allows 2.93 goals (10th), 24.47 shots (4th) and 7.6 points (8th). Pace is nearly even, with Chicago at 53.4 (23rd) and Florida at 53.1 (24th). Florida is without Aleksander Barkov, Brad Marchand and Jonah Gadjovich on IR; Chicago’s Patrick Kane is out with an upper-body injury, and Bowen Byram is on IR. Connor Bedard’s over 0.5 points is priced at -205 after clearing in 9 of his last 10, with the StatsBench model projecting 0.9.

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Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Blackhawks 4-11 6-9 8-7 4-5 0-6
Panthers 8-7 5-10 7-8 3-2 5-5

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Blackhawks vs Panthers head-to-head

Blackhawks are 2-5, 3-1 ATS, O/U 3-1 in the last 7 meetings. Last time: Blackhawks lost 2-3 on October 25, 2026.

Date Venue Blackhawks result ATS O/U
Oct 25, 26 Blackhawks home L 2-3 W +1.5 U 6.5
Jan 25, 26 Blackhawks home L 1-5 L +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 7, 25 Panthers home L 2-3 – –
Feb 1, 25 Panthers home L 1-5 – –
Nov 21, 24 Blackhawks home W 3-1 – –
Nov 12, 23 Panthers home L 3-4 W +1.5 O 5.5
Nov 4, 23 Blackhawks home W 5-2 W +1.5 O 5.5

Recent form

Chicago Blackhawks: last 10 (3-7, 4-6 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 2, 26 vs COL L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 31, 26 @ BOS L 4-5 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 29, 26 @ DET L 1-4 L +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 27, 26 vs LA W 2-1 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 25, 26 vs FLA L 2-3 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 23, 26 vs MTL L 1-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 17, 26 vs DAL L 0-4 L +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 15, 26 vs WPG W 4-3 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 13, 26 vs PIT W 5-3 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 10, 26 vs CAR L 2-5 L +1.5 O 5.5

Florida Panthers: last 10 (6-4, 4-6 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Nov 2, 26 vs DET L 3-5 L -1.5 O 5.5
Oct 30, 26 vs WPG W 5-2 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 27, 26 @ WPG W 5-1 W -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 25, 26 @ CHI W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 22, 26 @ PIT L 0-4 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 21, 26 @ OTT L 1-5 L +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 17, 26 vs SEA W 8-3 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 15, 26 vs VAN W 3-2 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 13, 26 @ CBJ W 7-3 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 12, 26 @ BUF L 3-5 L +1.5 O 5.5

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 1:46 AM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Blackhawks defense Panthers defense
Goals allowed per game 3.87 (31st of 32) 2.93 (9th of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 30.33 (29th of 32) 24.47 (3rd of 32)
Points allowed per game 10.4 (31st of 32) 7.6 (7th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 1.93 (13th of 32) 2 (15th of 32)

Venue and weather

Amerant Bank Arena · Sunrise, FLIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Blackhawks vs Panthers odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Panthers spread -1.5 -1.5 –
Total 5.5 5.5 –
Blackhawks moneyline +205 +210 -0.5% win chance
Panthers moneyline -250 -258 +0.6% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Panthers spread -1.5 → -1.5
Total 5.5 → 5.5
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