Panthers 3, Blackhawks 2 — October 25, 2026: recap and analysis

FLAFLA
Florida Panthers
5-4-2 · L2 · L10: 4-4-2
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
OT
OT
Final
3—2
Oct 25, 2026 · United Center
CHICHI
Chicago Blackhawks
3-7-0 · L2 · L10: 3-7-0
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
L

Final score: Florida Panthers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2. Panthers dominated expected goals 3.24 to 3.04. Panthers controlled 61.8% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Spencer Knight (31/34 saves, .912 SV%, +0.6 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Panthers, 83% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
FLA xG
3.24
ACTUAL
3 — 2
CHI xG
3.04

Scoring Timeline

0.24
HIGH xG
CHI1P 02:34Even Strength
FLA 0 - 1 CHI
0.50
HIGH xG
FLA1P 06:49Even Strength
FLA 1 - 1 CHI
0.09
MED xG
FLA1P 14:21Power Play
FLA 2 - 1 CHI
0.08
MED xG
CHI2P 11:15Even Strength
FLA 2 - 2 CHI
0.04
MED xG
FLA3P 17:37Even Strength
Lars Eller
20
Lars Eller(1)
C · FLA · #20
Aaron Ekblad (4)
FLA 3 - 2 CHI

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Spencer Knight
30
Spencer Knight
G · CHI · #30
31/34 saves, .912 SV%, +0.6 GSAX
★2
Akira Schmid
40
Akira Schmid
G · FLA · #40
19/21 saves, .905 SV%, +0.5 GSAX
★3
Sandis Vilmanis
95
Sandis Vilmanis
L · FLA · #95
1G, 4 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

FLACHI
34Shots21
3.24xGF3.04
61.85v5 CF%38.2
53.6FO%46.4
1/4PP0/7
33Hits18
15Blocks9
15Giveaways19
3Takeaways1
16PIM10

Period Breakdown

PeriodFLA SOGCHI SOGFLA xGCHI xG
1st1561.730.94
2nd1090.661.25
3rd960.860.86
Total34213.243.04

Penalties

12 TOTAL
1P 03:25
FLA
Matthew TkachukSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Anton Frondell
1P 07:52
FLA
Radko GudasHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Andrew Mangiapane
1P 08:59
FLA
Niko MikkolaDelay of game (puck over glass) (2 min)
1P 14:16
CHI
Tyler BertuzziTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Seth Jones
2P 01:11
FLA
Carter VerhaegheHigh-sticking (double minor) (4 min)
Drawn by Wyatt Kaiser
2P 16:36
FLA
Niko MikkolaInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Anton Frondell
2P 17:46
FLA
Aaron EkbladSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Tyler Bertuzzi
2P 18:21
CHI
Roman KantserovInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Lars Eller
3P 05:15
FLA
Bokondji ImamaUnsportsmanlike conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Cole Smith
3P 05:15
CHI
Cole SmithInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Bokondji Imama
3P 06:27
CHI
Alex VlasicInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Aaron Ekblad
3P 12:00
CHI
Spencer KnightTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Brady Tkachuk

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