Chicago Blackhawks vs Florida Panthers Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 1/30/25, 8:40 AM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 1/31/25 at 3:43 PM in NHL Picks

The regular season of the NHL is still far from over, but there already are some teams that can be considered as contenders to battle for the Stanley Cup. One of those are the current champions, Florida Panthers, which next Saturday will open the schedule against Chicago Blackhawks at 12:00 pm CST in a game that could be more difficult than expected as the Panthers lost their first game of the regular season against the Blackhawks.

In this regard, Florida Panthers have recently been very irregular when attacking, so even when they remain as one of the best offensives in the Eastern Conference, they only were able to score more than 3 goals in 2 out of their last 5 games. Additionally, it must be noted that those numbers were achieved against very weak teams like San Jose Sharks and Anahei Ducks.

On Chicago Blackhawks’ case, this team is still far from being competitive, currently holding a 16-30-5 overall record and negatively remarking as the worst defensive in the Central Division with 174 conceded goals throughout the season. Also, it must be added that the Blackhawks are one of the teams that receive many penalizations per game, being evident that playing on inferiority isn’t good for them.