It was the first appearance by Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard in South Florida. The Blackhawks had played the least amount of games than any NHL club heading into this contest.
Florida(9-4-1) quickly made it 1-0 just 39 seconds into the first period. Oliver Ekman-Larsson place in a deflected shot for his fourth goal with his new team.
Chicago(5-8-0) matched it at 7:04 of the opening frame. Jason Dickinson redirected a shot for his second tally in 2023-24.
The Panthers regained the lead 2-1 with 8:06 left in the first on a power play. Sam Reinhart collected his team--high 10th goal of the season on a tip-in shot.
The Blackhawks evened it up 2-2 with 56 seconds remaining in the period. Bedard got his eighth goal of the year with a wrist shot from below the right circle after he stole the puck.
In the second period, the Cats moved again by the score of 3-2. Reinhart found the net once more at the seven-minute mark as he released a backhand shot. from the left goal line.
The Hawks answered back just a little over one minute later at 8:18. It was the second goal of the contest for Bedard when he skated alone down the left side and snapped a shot from the low left circle past Sergei Bobrovsky for his ninth goal.
Florida increased it to 4-3 with the man advantage at 2:44 of the third period. Carter Verhaeghe put in a wrist shot for his sixth tally this season.
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