Panthers vs Blackhawks Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 25, 2026)

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Florida Panthers logo

Panthers5-6 · 3-8 ATS7th in the East
FINAL3 – 2
Chicago Blackhawks logo

Blackhawks3-7 · 4-6 ATS15th in the West

NHL · Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 3:00 PM ET · United Center

Final score by period

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

How the bets settled

MoneylinePanthers wonClosed at -198
SpreadBlackhawks coveredBlackhawks +1.5, by 0.5
TotalUnder 6.55 scored, 1.5 under

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

Florida beat Chicago 3-2, with the game swinging on the Panthers’ two-goal first period and their third-period goal after Chicago tied it in the second.

Florida’s leaders were Lars Eller with a goal and Carter Verhaeghe with an assist; Chicago’s were Ryan Greene with a goal and Kevin Korchinski with an assist. The team stats explain the result: Florida held a 34-21 shots edge, blocked 15 shots, landed 33 hits and converted 1 of 4 power plays, while Chicago went 0 for 7 with the man advantage. Chicago had more power-play opportunities but could not convert, and Florida won 53.6 percent of faceoffs.

For bettors, Chicago covered the 1.5-goal closing spread by 0.5, and the 6.5 closing total went under by 1.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

BlackhawksPanthers
The score margin against the closing spread (Blackhawks +1.5). Blue: Blackhawks covering. Orange: Panthers covering.
+0Largest FLA cover
0%FLA covering
+2.5Largest CHI cover
100%CHI covering

Top performers

Panthers

  • GoalsLars Eller1
  • AssistsCarter Verhaeghe1
  • PointsLars Eller1

Blackhawks

  • GoalsRyan Greene1
  • AssistsKevin Korchinski1
  • PointsRyan Greene1

Team stats

PanthersBlackhawks
34Shots21
53.6%Faceoffs won46.4%
1Power play goals0
33Hits18
15Blocked shots9
3Takeaways1
15Giveaways19
16Penalty minutes10

Box score

Florida PanthersChicago Blackhawks

Florida Panthers

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Sam Bennett C 0 0 0 3 -1 19:16 21 1 0 0 1 0 61.5
Lars Eller C 1 0 0 2 1 16:20 20 0 1 0 0 0 40.0
Garnet Hathaway RW 0 0 0 0 -1 8:57 11 4 1 0 1 0 0.0
Bokondji Imama LW 0 0 0 1 -1 4:53 8 0 1 0 0 2 0.0
Anton Lundell C 0 0 0 2 1 16:03 24 1 0 0 1 0 50.0
Eetu Luostarinen C 0 0 0 1 0 14:34 22 2 1 0 0 0 0.0
Sam Reinhart C 0 1 0 2 1 20:06 25 2 0 0 0 0 50.0
Cole Schwindt RW 0 0 0 1 -1 4:27 8 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Matthew Tkachuk LW 1 0 0 3 -1 18:27 20 2 1 1 0 2 0.0
Brady Tkachuk LW 0 1 0 1 -1 14:48 17 5 1 0 3 0 100.0
Carter Verhaeghe C 0 1 0 4 2 16:39 21 1 1 0 1 4 75.0
Sandis Vilmanis LW 1 0 0 4 1 13:04 15 2 0 0 0 0 0.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Aaron Ekblad D 0 1 0 1 0 22:31 30 2 3 0 1 2 0.0
Gustav Forsling D 0 0 0 2 0 23:12 32 1 2 1 0 0 0.0
Radko Gudas D 0 0 0 1 -1 12:30 19 3 0 0 0 2 0.0
Seth Jones D 0 1 0 4 1 24:55 34 2 1 1 3 0 0.0
Dmitry Kulikov D 0 0 0 0 -1 11:51 19 2 0 0 0 0 0.0
Niko Mikkola D 0 0 0 2 1 21:32 32 2 2 0 4 4 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Akira Schmid G 2 21 0 0 19 .905 12 7 0 59:55 0 0

Chicago Blackhawks

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Connor Bedard C 0 1 0 2 0 23:09 20 0 2 0 2 0 54.5
Tyler Bertuzzi LW 0 0 0 3 -1 22:22 19 0 0 0 1 2 0.0
Ryan Donato C 0 0 0 1 0 12:36 16 3 1 0 0 0 50.0
Anton Frondell C 0 0 0 2 -1 16:47 19 0 4 0 1 0 43.8
Ryan Greene C 1 0 0 3 0 14:40 19 2 0 0 2 0 40.0
Jordan Greenway LW 0 0 0 0 0 13:30 18 3 0 0 2 0 0.0
Patrick Kane RW 0 1 0 2 0 20:21 17 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Roman Kantserov RW 1 0 0 2 0 21:12 18 1 0 0 1 2 63.6
Andrew Mangiapane LW 0 1 0 0 1 8:46 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Frank Nazar C 0 0 0 0 0 15:31 20 1 0 0 1 0 20.0
Cole Smith RW 0 0 0 2 1 9:46 17 1 0 0 0 2 0.0
Teuvo Teravainen C 0 0 0 0 0 18:57 18 1 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 0 0 15:25 19 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Wyatt Kaiser D 0 0 0 0 -2 15:36 20 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Kevin Korchinski D 0 1 0 0 2 12:41 18 0 0 0 2 0 0.0
Artyom Levshunov D 0 0 0 2 -2 20:18 23 5 0 0 2 0 0.0
Sam Rinzel D 0 0 0 1 2 15:07 23 1 0 0 1 0 0.0
Alex Vlasic D 0 0 0 1 0 17:33 22 0 2 1 0 2 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Spencer Knight G 3 34 0 0 31 .912 28 2 1 57:38 0 2

Attendance 18,117 · Officials: David Brisebois, Jon McIsaac, Chris Schlenker, Onni Hautamaki

Recap: Lars Eller scores late goal as Panthers top Blackhawks 3-2 (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

StatsBench picks

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Betting trends

  • Panthers are 2-8 against the spread in their last 10.

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

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Panthers vs Blackhawks pre-game preview

Sunday afternoon’s Florida-Chicago matchup has Florida as a -180 moneyline favorite, Chicago at +153 and receiving +1.5, with the total at 6.5. The last meeting went to Florida 5-1 on the road on January 25, 2026, and the Panthers are 4-2 in the last six head-to-head meetings, though just 1-2 against the spread in that span with the over-under 3-0.

Florida is 5-6 straight up and 3-8 ATS this season, and 4-6 straight up and 2-8 ATS over its last 10, most recently losing 0-4 at Pittsburgh on October 22. Chicago is 3-7 straight up and 4-6 ATS this season, and 3-7 straight up and 4-6 ATS over its last 10, most recently losing 1-4 to Montreal on October 23.

The defensive ranks are the clearest angle: Chicago allows 4.00 goals per game (30th of 32) and 30.3 shots on goal per game (28th), while Florida allows 3.09 goals (14th) and 24.36 shots (5th). Florida’s injury list is another consideration: Barkov, Marchand, Markstrom and Gadjovich are on IR and Forsling is day to day, while Chicago’s Bowen Byram is out with an upper-body injury.

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Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Panthers 5-6 3-8 5-6 2-1 3-5
Blackhawks 3-7 4-6 6-4 3-3 0-4

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

Panthers vs Blackhawks head-to-head

Panthers are 4-2, 1-2 ATS, O/U 3-0 in the last 6 meetings. Last time: Panthers won 5-1 on January 25, 2026.

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

Recent form

Florida Panthers: last 10 (4-6, 2-8 ATS, O/U 5-5)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
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
Oct 10, 26 vs MIN L 1-4 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 6, 26 @ LA W 2-1 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 4, 26 @ ANA L 2-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 1, 26 @ SJ L 3-4 L -1.5 O 6.5

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

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
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
Oct 8, 26 @ NYI L 1-4 L +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 6, 26 vs STL W 4-2 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 3, 26 @ BUF L 3-4 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 1, 26 @ UTA L 0-6 L +1.5 U 6.5
Sep 29, 26 @ VGK L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 5:13 PM 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.

Panthers defense Blackhawks defense
Goals allowed per game 2.93 (10th of 32) 3.87 (31st of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 24.47 (4th of 32) 30.33 (29th of 32)
Points allowed per game 7.6 (8th of 32) 10.4 (31st of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 2 (18th of 32) 1.93 (16th of 32)

Venue and weather

United Center · Chicago, ILIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Panthers vs Blackhawks odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Blackhawks spread +1.5 +1.5 –
Total 6.5 6.5 –
Panthers moneyline -180 -198 +2.2% win chance
Blackhawks moneyline +150 +164 -2.1% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Blackhawks spread +1.5 → +1.5
Total 6.5 → 6.5
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