NHL Prop Bets: Florida Panthers vs Chicago Blackhawks (October 7, 2025)
The Chicago Blackhawks (0-0-0) face the Florida Panthers (0-0-0) at Amerant Bank Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup. The Panthers are favored to win at -345. They're currently -143 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Blackhawks are +120 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Blackhawks had a 43-39 Puck Line record last season, while the Panthers held a record of 53-52.
The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -130 and UNDER at +110.
- The Blackhawks had a 42-31-9 O/U record last season (meaning 42 games went over the total points line, 31 went under and nine resulted in a push). The Panthers had a 53-49-3 O/U record last season.
Goals For Insights
- The Blackhawks scored 2.73 goals per game last season (26th in the league). Comparatively, the Panthers averaged +0.3 more at 3.00 goals (15th).
- Defensively, the Blackhawks allowed a whopping 3.56 goals per game last season (31st in the league), while the Panthers gave up an average of 2.72 goals (7th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Chicago averaged just 24.5 shots per game last season (32nd in the NHL). Meanwhile, Florida was at the opposite end of the spectrum while defending, allowing its opposition only 26.2 shots per game (5th).
- Flipping that script, the Blackhawks allowed 31.1 shots per game (30th in the NHL), while the Panthers performed better on the other end, averaging 31.6 shots (3rd).
Power Play
- Chicago held a power play percentage of 24.9% last season, ranking 7th in the league, while Florida sat T13th with 23.5% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Blackhawks had a penalty kill rate of 79.3% (ranked 14th), compared to the Panthers at 80.7% (10th).
P1 Result
- Here are their first period records in 2024/25.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 28-29-25 | 17-12-12 | 11-17-13 | |
| Florida | 41-30-34 | 18-14-18 | 21-16-16 |
To Go To Overtime
- The Blackhawks played in 16 games that went to overtime last season, while the Panthers appeared in 18.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Blackhawks played in 6 games that went to a shootout last season, while the Panthers also appeared in 6.
Last Time They Met
Florida recorded a shock 1-5 victory over Chicago at Amerant Bank Arena when these teams last met on February 1, 2025. Carter Verhaeghe led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 1 assist. The Panthers have now won eight straight at Amerant Bank Arena against the Blackhawks.
