Blackhawks vs Panthers Picks and Prediction – 2/1/2025

The Chicago Blackhawks will be road Saturday with a game in Florida against the Florida Panthers. Chicago is one of the worst teams in the NHL with just 16 wins on the year coming into Saturday. Offensively Chicago has been terrible averaging 2.62 goals on 24.7 shots per game overall. Defensively Chicago has allowed 3.4 goals per game on more than 31 shots per game stay in the action with our NHL Picks.

Connor Bedard leads the  Chicago offense this season with 44 points and 30 assists on the year. Teuvo Teravainen Is second on the team with 34 points and Ryan Donato is third on the roster with 29 points this season. Tyler Bertuzzi has 28 points good enough for 4th on the team and leads Chicago with 17 goals this season.

The Florida Panthers stay home Saturday with 30 wins this season having won three the last five following a three goal victory against Los Angeles in their last outing. Offensively Florida has done the job this season averaging 3.19 goal on 31.3 shots. Defensively Florida has been top tier as well holding opponents to 2.92 goals on 27.3 shots per game gave up nothing in their victory against Los Angeles.

Sam Reinhart leads the Florida offense this season with 54 points and 29 goals on the year. Matthew Tkachuk is second on the team with 47 points and leads Florida with 31 assists. Aleksander Barkov has 42 points and Carter Verhaeghe is 4th on the team with 35 points. Aaron Ekblad has 23 points this season for Florida despite playing in just 44 games. Anton Lundell has been vital for  the Florida offense this season currently 5th on the roster with 33 points across 51 games played.

Chicago remains one of the worst teams in the league and that will continue on Saturday. Look for the Panthers to do the job on both sides of the puck leading to the win. Florida will coast start to finish resulting in the win and cover at home. Final Score Prediction, Florida Panthers win and cover 4-1.