Chicago Blackhawks vs Florida Panthers Prediction, 10/7/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Blackhawks vs Florida Panthers

Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Location: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, FL

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Blackhawks (+172) Panthers (-210)

The Florida Panthers (47-31-4 last season) will go up against the Chicago Blackhawks (25-46-11 last year) at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Blackhawks at +172 and the Panthers are priced at -210. The over/under is 6.

The Chicago Blackhawks were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-3 win against the Senators in their previous contest . Chicago recorded 8 penalty minutes in this contest. The Blackhawks had a impressive offensive outing in the win. In addition, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. In the game, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 16 shots they put on net.

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When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Chicago Blackhawks earned 224 goals (26th in the league) for the previous season and allowed 292. For last season, the had a total of 61 points and their points percentage finished at .372. Chicago finished with 189 power play opportunities and added 47 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 24.87%. When playing at even strength, the Blackhawks surrendered 245 goals while having 177. Chicago took 2,005 shots and had a shot percentage of 11.2%. The Blackhawks had 2,550 shots tried against them and held a save percentage of .885. Chicago Blackhawks opposition had 227 power play tries (16th in professional hockey) and earned 47 goals in those attempts.

The player in the crease for this game is Spencer Knight. Knight has participated in 95 games during his NHL career. He has amassed an overall record of 49-33-9 and he was named the starter in 85 games. Opponents have notched 251 goals against Knight in his pro career and his average for goals against per game is 4.70. Knight has seen 2,612 shots against him and has recorded 2,361 total saves. He has a save percentage of .904 during his 3,207 minutes guarding the cage. For his career, Knight has accumulated 44 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .518.

When they took the ice last, Florida faced off against the Oilers in a game where the Panthers ended up with the victory by a final score of 5-1. They had 1 power play chance in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Panthers netted 5 goals of the 25 shots on goal they took.

Last year, the Florida Panthers earned a total of 246 goals, 98 points, and a points percentage of .598. They granted a total of 223 goals to be scored by of a combination of 176 goals at even strength and 47 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Panthers finished with 190 goals at even strength and 56 goals (9th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They had 238 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 23.53%. Florida took 2,588 shots (3rd in the NHL) and accumulated a shot percentage of 9.51%, while allowing the opposition 2,146 shots. They had a penalty kill rate of 80.74% on their opponent's 244 tries on the power play, and their save percentage was 89.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Sergei Bobrovsky patrolling the crease. Opponents are averaging 2.77 goals per game and he has yielded 1,868 goals overall. Bobrovsky's quality start rate sits at 58.0% and he has 428 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 738 games and has played for a total of 40,458 mins. Bobrovsky holds a lifetime mark of 429-243-57 and has played in 754 contests. He has accounted for 19,926 stops out of 21,794 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .914.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago (+172)

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