Blackhawks 3, Panthers 5 — November 4, 2026: recap and analysis

CHICHI
Chicago Blackhawks
4-10-1 · L1 · L10: 3-6-1
L
OT
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
Final
3—5
Nov 4, 2026 · Amerant Bank Arena
FLAFLA
Florida Panthers
8-5-2 · L1 · L10: 6-4-0
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L

Final score: Chicago Blackhawks 3, Florida Panthers 5. Panthers dominated expected goals 3.28 to 1.83. Panthers controlled 56.6% of 5v5 shot attempts. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Sandis Vilmanis (2G, 2A, 2 SOG, 1 HIT). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Panthers, 85% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
CHI xG
1.83
ACTUAL
3 — 5
FLA xG
3.28
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.15
HIGH xG
FLA1P 04:43Even Strength
CHI 0 - 1 FLA
0.16
HIGH xG
FLA1P 12:29Power Play
CHI 0 - 2 FLA
0.04
LOW xG
FLA2P 13:20Even Strength
CHI 0 - 3 FLA
0.20
HIGH xG
CHI2P 16:48Even Strength
CHI 1 - 3 FLA
0.21
HIGH xG
CHI3P 09:31Short-handed
CHI 2 - 3 FLA
0.11
HIGH xG
FLA3P 11:01Even Strength
Sandis Vilmanis
95
Sandis Vilmanis(3)
L · FLA · #95
CHI 2 - 4 FLA
0.02
LOW xG
CHI3P 16:09Even Strength
CHI 3 - 4 FLA
FLA3P 18:33Even StrengthEN
CHI 3 - 5 FLA

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Sandis Vilmanis
95
Sandis Vilmanis
L · FLA · #95
2G, 2A, 2 SOG, 1 HIT
★2
Spencer Knight
30
Spencer Knight
G · CHI · #30
24/28 saves, .857 SV%, −0.5 GSAX
★3
Sam Reinhart
13
Sam Reinhart
C · FLA · #13
1G, 2A, 6 SOG

Team Stats

CHIFLA
20Shots29
1.83xGF3.28
43.45v5 CF%56.6
48.6FO%51.4
0/3PP1/3
12Hits28
14Blocks15
16Giveaways20
3Takeaways6
6PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodCHI SOGFLA SOGCHI xGFLA xG
1st5100.360.89
2nd980.741.46
3rd6110.730.93
Total20291.833.28

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 12:09
CHI
Connor BedardTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Lars Eller
1P 19:49
FLA
Sam BennettSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Artyom Levshunov
2P 05:54
FLA
Brady TkachukTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Sam Rinzel
2P 14:12
CHI
Ian ColeInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Garnet Hathaway
3P 00:26
FLA
Eetu LuostarinenTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Artyom Levshunov
3P 07:36
CHI
Alex VlasicTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Sandis Vilmanis