nhl Game Recap
Chicago Ices Florida 3-2 - Recap
The Panthers came up short Saturday against the Blackhawks, falling 3-2 in a shootout.
Bettors who backed the Blackhawks were rewarded as +142 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Chicago got goals from Drake Caggiula, and Jonathan Toews in the victory. Toews opened the scoring at 12:54 of the first period.
Corey Crawford turned in a 38-save effort for the Blackhawks.
Mike Hoffman, and Mike Matheson scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind Corey Crawford.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 of 29 shots for the Panthers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Chicago scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Florida went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Chicago lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 40-29.
Chicago heads into a battle against the Ducks. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against Calgary.