The Florida Panthers meet the Chicago Blackhawks for Game 1 of their two-game regular-season series, as Week 22 of the 2021-22 NHL season comes to an end with this interconference showdown from the United Center in Chicago. These teams have not played each other since May, 2021, so let’s see what’s the best Panthers vs. Blackhawks betting pick for Sunday evening.
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Panthers vs Blackhawks FanDuel Betting Pick
This game will be played at the United Center in Chicago at 3:00 PM ET on Sunday, February 20, 2022
Why Bet The Panthers:
✅ The Florida Panthers are red-hot, winning six of their last seven games. Florida is 8-2-0 in their last 10 games and are 11-7-5 on the road this season.
✅ The Chicago Blackhawks are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games and are 8-12-4 at the United Center this year. The goal-differential difference between these teams is 107 as Florida is at a +60 and Chicago is at a -47.
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✅ Florida is the best offensive team in the NHL, averaging 4.1 goals per game while Chicago is 24th in goals allowed per game at 3.3. Florida has scored 14 goals in their three February games while Chicago has yielded 20 goals in six games this month.
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers (34-10-5) defeated the red-hot Minnesota Wild in Minnesota on Thursday, 6-2. Minnesota scored the first goal of the game, but Florida responded with four unanswered goals. Mason Marchment delivered a hat trick giving him 11 points and six goals over his last five games. He now has 26 points in his 24 points this season.
The Panthers were seeing a tough run of goaltending where they had allowed 13 goals in three games closing out January, heading into February, but have allowed just four over their last two contests. Sergei Bobrovsky has been solid, going 25-4-3 with a 2.52 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks (18-25-8) were shutout by the Dallas Stars on Thursday, 1-0. This was a scoreless contest through regulation and the extra session but Dallas pulled out the victory in the sixth run of the shootout. Marc-Andre Fleury was impressive, stopping 28 of 29 shots. He has now allowed one goal or less in three of his last four starts, as the Blackhawks are 24th in the NHL overall in goals allowed per game (3.3). The goaltenders have not been helped by a penalty-killing unit struggling at 75%, 28th overall.
Chicago is struggling to score goals, 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.4). Patrick Kane has five points over his last five games and leads Chicago with 47 points in 47 games. Alex DeBrincat has three goals over his last five games and now leads the Blackhawks with 29 tallies. He is one of just four players on this team who has double-digit goals.