Two consecutive victories bring the Florida Panthers (4th in Atlantic Division) to the fourth contest of their season-long seven-game homestand, as the Chicago Blackhawks (8th in Central) are set to pay a visit on the back of five defeats in their past six matchups.
A fifth defeat in the last six contests (1-5-0) was on the cards for the Chicago Blackhawks (22-37-5), who started their current three-date road trip with a 4-3 setback against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday. Taylor Raddysh (16 goals, 28 points this year) tallied twice in the opening frame to give the ‘Hawks a 2-0 lead before the hosts equalized in the following frame, while Joey Anderson (3 goals, 4 points) made it 3-2 six minutes into the final third before Detroit scored twice more in a span of 3:17. It was the third straight away defeat for Chicago (0-3-0), which had triumphed in three consecutive road outings prior.
Goalie Alex Stalock made 37 saves on Wednesday to take his current performance status to 7-8-1 for the season with a 2.70 GAA and a .920 save percentage. He has recorded a 3-2-0 c areer total versus Florida with a 2.67 GAA and a .911 save percentage, while Petr Mrazek (8-18-2 on the year with a 3.74 GAA and a .891 save percentage) is 7-6-2 against the Panthers previously with a 2.84 GAA and a .908 save percentage. The Blackhawks, meanwhile, are top of the league in least goals scored per game this season (2.48), 7th in most goals allowed on average (3.55), 5th from the bottom in power play (17.2%) and 21st in penalty kill (76.1%).
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