Kevin Lankinen made 41 saves for his second career shutout, Patrick Kane and Pius Suter scored and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Thursday at the United Center.
It was the Hawks’ second home win over the Panthers in three nights — they won 3-2 on Tuesday. The fourth-place Hawks (16-13-5, 37 points) pulled within seven points of the third-place Panthers (20-9-4) in the Central Division.
“Big two points for us, first of all,” Hawks coach Jeremy Colliton said. “That’s an excellent team and they’ve had our number on the road, but we got a chance to play them here at home.