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National Hockey League
Chicago 3, Florida 0
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 25, 2021
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees: Jake Brenk, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Jonny Murray
Attendance: N/A

Patrick Kane and Brandon Hagel both had a goal and an assist to back a 41-save shutout by Kevin Lankinen as the host Chicago Blackhawks defeated Florida 3-0 on Thursday night for their second straight victory over the Panthers.

Chicago stymied six Florida power plays to remain perfect to start a six-game homestand. The Panthers fell to 0-3 on a five-game road trip while losing for the fourth time in five games overall.

Lankinen stopped 17 shots in the second period, including a save on Jonathan Huberdeau as the Panthers were unable to capitalize on a 3-on-0 rush with just under three minutes remaining in the period. The Blackhawks exhaled midway through the period when Anthony Duclair hit the crossbar on a short-handed breakaway opportunity for the Panthers.

The Blackhawks earned their third shutout of the season, with Lankinen contributing his second. He previously blanked Detroit 2-0 on Feb. 17.

Chicago managed a meager 20 shots against Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, but a flurry early in the second period stood up as the only offense the club would need.

Kane opened the scoring on a power-play goal at 1:05 of the period, sliding in amid heavy traffic in front of the net and flipping a loose puck over a sprawling Bobrovsky. Pius Suter made it 2-0 just 2:29 later, kicking a rebound of an Alex DeBrincat shot to himself before gathering the puck and shooting it into an open net.

Hagel added an empty net goal at 18:36 of the third period.

Florida was blanked for the second time this season and first since falling 3-0 to the visiting Dallas Stars on Feb. 24.

Panthers leading scorer Aleksander Barkov missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury. Florida coach Joel Quenneville said before the game that Barkov is "feeling way better" after being a late scratch Tuesday, and the team will assess whether Barkov might play during the team's back-to-back series in Dallas on Saturday and Sunday.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Florida   Chicago
N/A Points Brandon Hagel 2
N/A Goals Brandon Hagel 1
N/A Assists Brandon Hagel 1
N/A Power Play Goals Patrick Kane 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Sergei Bobrovsky .900 Save Percentage Kevin Lankinen 1.000
Sergei Bobrovsky 18 Saves Kevin Lankinen 41
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Florida 41 0 0-6 2-3 21 27
Chicago 21 3 1-3 6-6 17 26
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Florida will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Panthers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .769 after a loss.