PREVIEW: Blackhawks Gear Up for Home Test Against Panthers

TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN+ / HULU | RADIO: WGN-720-AM / Latino Media Network 1200 WRTO-AM

The Blackhawks match up against the Florida Panthers for the first time this season. Fans can catch the action on ESPN+ and HULU or listen live on WGN Radio and in Spanish on Latino Media Network radio, 1200 WRTO-AM. More information on how to watch Blackawks games can be found at Blackhawks.com/HowtoWatch.

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP

Chicago has points in three of their last four games (2-1-1) against Florida. Philipp Kurashev has three points over his last two games against Florida after a three-point effort (1G, 2A) on Nov. 4, 2023. Chicago dropped a 4-3 decision to the Panthers during their last meeting with the club at Amerant Bank Arena. Connor Bedard scored twice while Jason Dickinson also found the back of the net for the Blackhawks.

LAST TIME OUT

The Blackhawks were defeated by the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Tuesday evening at the United Center. Jason Dickinson scored two goals. Connor Bedard notched two assists. Teuvo Teravainen and TJ Brodie each notched an assist. Alex Vlasic shared first among all game skaters with three blocked shots as Nick Foligno led all team skaters with three hits. Arvid Soderblom made his second-consecutive start and made 21 saves on 24 shots. Blackhawk penalty killers went a perfect 2-for-2 (100%) against Anaheim.

BED SHEERAN

Against Anaheim, Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard posted two helpers for his 12th career multi-assist game and passed Bobby Hull (11) for the second most by a teenager in Blackhawks history (Patrick Kane, 13). He also became the sixth active player to register at least a dozen multi-assist games as a teenager, joining Sidney Crosby (31), Connor McDavid (17), Andrei Svechnikov (13), Patrick Kane (13) and Rasmus Dahlin (12).

FUN WITH DICK AND JANE

Chicago forward Jason Dickinson posted two goals on Tuesday and now has three goals over his last four games. This marked Dickinson's first multi-goal game since Mar. 26 vs. CGY and his four goals this season now share third among all team skaters.

VLAS STATION

On Tuesday, defenseman Alex Vlasic led all game skaters with 26:34 of time on ice, which is his second-most time on ice in a game this season (27:07 on Nov. 2 at LAK). He ranks second on the team with an average time on ice per game of 23:21 this season. He also shared first among all game skaters with three blocked shots and continues to lead the team with 49 blocked shots during the 2024-25 campaign.