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
By Field Level Media
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
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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.
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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.
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