After blowing multi-goal leads against the Golden Knights and Sabres, the Chicago Blackhawks head southeast to face two of the best teams in the league in back-to-back games, starting with the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
The Panthers come to town fresh off a 7-4 victory over the Canadiens on Tuesday and a 7-2-1 record in their last 10 games. Florida added talent at the deadline, including Claude Giroux, who has five points in four games, and Ben Chiarot. The bad news is the Blackhawks already lost to the Panthers without Giroux and Chiarot this season, falling 5-2 on Feb.