Panthers Welcome a Blackhawks Club Still Lost on the Road
Florida hosts a Chicago side still hunting its first road win of the season, with the Panthers holding a wild-card spot.
Written before the game
Chicago has spent the last ten games giving up far better chances than it creates, and now it visits a Florida team that has been doing the opposite.
Over their last ten, the Blackhawks allowed 3.97 expected goals per game (expected goals measure how many goals a team's chances are worth). They also gave up roughly 61 shot attempts a night while generating about 52. Florida flips that script, attempting around 62 shots a night and allowing about 49, with chances worth 3.6 goals per game.
The records match the chances. Florida is 6-4-0 over its last ten and sits 7th in the East with 18 points. Chicago is 3-6-1 over its last ten, 15th in the West with 9 points, owns a minus 25 goal difference and is 0-5-1 on the road.
The Panthers won the previous meeting, and Chicago will need a far better night to steal points here.
