NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 2/1/2025

Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers
Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
Date: Today – Saturday, February 1
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: ABC / ESPN+ / SN / TVAS
Radio:
Chicago – WGN Radio 720 AM
Florida – 560 AM WQAM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Chicago +1.5 ML +120
Florida -1.5 ML -142
O/U 5.5

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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

Following the Blackhawks involvement in the Mikko Rantanen trade, they remain ‘open for business’ and are looking to improve their roster with young talent. There have been rumors of Connor Bedard being unhappy with how the team has played, and the organization is looking to add talent around him to be in the playoff chase next season.

Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers sit atop the Atlantic Division, with the Toronto Maple Leafs hot on their trail. With around $2m in cap space to use at the trade deadline, the Panthers may have to be bargain shoppers.

Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines

Nazar-Bedard-Bertuzzi
Teravainen-Dickinson-Mikheyev
Slaggert-Reichel-Foligno
Maroon-Donato-Kurashev 

Martinez-Jones
Vlasic-Crevier
Del Mastro-Brodie

Soderblom
Mrazek

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Florida Panthers Projected Lines

Verhaeghe-Barkov-Reinhart
Tkachuk-Bennett-Samoskevich
Luostarinen-Lundell-Rodrigues
Greer-Nosek-J. Boqvist

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Kulikov
Balinskis-Schmidt

Bobrovsky
Knight

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Players To Watch:

Chicago Blackhawks

Seth Jones leads the Blackhawks with 5 points in the last five games. Connor Bedard has 45 points in 50 games this season.

Florida Panthers

Matthew Tkachuk has 7 points in his last five games. Sam Bennett has 3 goals in the last five games, and 16 on the season.

Injury Report:

Chicago Blackhawks

D Artyom Levshunov – IR (Non-Roster)
G Laurent Brossoit – IR (Non-Roster)
D Seth Jones – IR
D Connor Murphy – IR

Florida Panthers

LW Jonah Gadjovich – Day to day

Next Game

Chicago Blackhawks – February 4 vs. Edmonton Oilers
Florida Panthers – February 2 vs New York Islanders

Blockbuster's Still Exist – Inside The Rink

Join Conrad and Chris as they discuss the hottest topics in the NHL. Including Alex Pietrangelo withdrawing from the 4-Nations Faceoff, Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, Will Borgen & Logan Thompson sign extensions, and MUCH MUCH MORE! 

1. Blockbuster's Still Exist 59:34
2. Fight Night 01:04:50
3. LOOK At Us Now 48:34
4. Decisions in Vancouver & World Junior Recap 01:04:43
5. Headed Into The New Year 59:48