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Chicago Blackhawks vs Florida Panthers Final — November 4, 2026

Chicago Blackhawks

4-10-1

Goalie Spencer Knight Expected

FINAL

Florida Panthers

8-5-2

Goalie Jacob Markstrom Confirmed

Wednesday, November 4 · 7:40 PM ET

CHIStarting goaliesFLA

This season

Starts

.894

Sv%

.890

.868

HDSv%

.842

+3.1

GSAx

−0.4

Last season

Starts

.902

Sv%

.883

.876

HDSv%

.828

+13.5

GSAx

−17.1

CHIOffense2026-27 regular season to dateFLA

31st2.20

GF/G

3.1317th

32nd4.03

PP GF/60

9.329th

CHIDefenseFLA

31st3.87

GA/G

2.938th

14th7.04

PK GA/60

6.1211th

CHITeamFLA

31st30.0%

Pts%

60.0%13th

30th41.0%

xGF%

54.2%8th

30th44.3%

CF%

56.2%3rd

29th36.2%

HDCF%

46.7%20th

CHI5-on-5FLA

30th2.11

xGF/60

2.4118th

31st3.05

xGA/60

2.042nd

24th8.4%

Sh%

8.1%28th

26th89.0%

Sv%

89.1%25th

26th109.2

CF/60 (both)

109.725th

31st−0.48

GAx/G

−0.3827th

17th−0.04

GSAx/G

−0.0619th

31st8.8%

Sh%

10.6%19th

25th88.2%

Sv%

88.7%17th

CHISpecial teamsFLA

27th6.27

PP xG/60

10.674th

23rd67.6

PP FF/60

88.63rd

20th5.0

PP min/G

6.91st

16th8.10

PK xGA/60

8.2319th

18th5.1

PK min/G

6.532nd

CHIRecent formFLA

Lvs FLA 2-3Wvs LAK 2-1L@ DET 1-4OTL@ BOS 4-5Lvs COL 2-5

Resultsoldest to newest

L@ PIT 0-4W@ CHI 3-2W@ WPG 5-1Wvs WPG 5-2Lvs DET 3-5

Game by game

4-10-1

Record

8-5-2

1-3-1

Last 5

3-2-0

3-6-1

Last 10

6-4-0

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Over–under

7-8

CHIHome and roadseason to dateFLA

4-5-0

Home record

3-2-0

0-5-1

Road record

5-3-2

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Home O/U

3-2

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Road O/U

4-6

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

CHIRest & travelFLA

1 day

Days of rest

1 day

1,164 mi1,873 km · straight-line from previous game (estimate)

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

CHIKey injuriesFLA

Patrick Kane RWOutBowen Byram DIR

Players out or limited

Aleksander Barkov CIR

About these numbers

Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.

2026-27 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

2026-27 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.

2026-27 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.

Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.

Distance is a straight-line estimate from the arena of each team's previous game, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.

Key players only. Injury report as of November 4, 10:10 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Blackhawks (4-10-1) visited the Panthers (8-5-2) on Wednesday, November 4 at 7:40 PM ET.

The Blackhawks score 2.20 goals per game (31st of 32) and allow 3.87 (31st). The Panthers score 3.13 goals per game (17th of 32) and allow 2.93 (8th). The Blackhawks earn 30.0% of available standings points (31st) and the Panthers 60.0% (13th).

Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Blackhawks 41.0% (30th), Panthers 54.2% (8th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Blackhawks 44.3% (30th), Panthers 56.2% (3rd). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Blackhawks 36.2% (29th), Panthers 46.7% (20th).

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Florida Panthers 5

Florida Panthers won by 2.

The official play, graded

The official play on this game, at the price it was sent, graded against the final score.

Official playFlorida Panthers ML -2401.5uWIN +1.5u

Every official play is logged and graded, wins and losses alike. Full track record.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Puck line

OpenPanthers -1.5 (-101)
Blackhawks +1.5 (-119)

Close—

Total

Open5.5 (o -132 / u +110)

Close—

Moneyline

OpenBlackhawks +202 32%
Panthers -247 68%

Close—

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Members

G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 23 times since 2018-19: the Blackhawks won 7 and the Panthers 16.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Oct 25, 2026	Panthers 3, Blackhawks 2 Panthers won	Panthers -200 favorite won	6.5 under
Jan 25, 2026	Panthers 5, Blackhawks 1 Panthers won	Panthers -135 favorite won	5.5 over
Oct 7, 2025	Blackhawks 2, Panthers 3 Panthers won	Panthers -290 favorite won	5.5 under
Feb 1, 2025	Blackhawks 1, Panthers 5 Panthers won	Panthers -455 favorite won	5.5 over
Nov 21, 2024	Panthers 1, Blackhawks 3 Blackhawks won	Panthers -250 underdog won	5.5 under

Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.

Teams