PREVIEW: Blackhawks vs. Panthers - March 23, 2021

TIME: 7 p.m. CT
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The Blackhawks return home to open up a six-game homestand on Tuesday night as the Florida Panthers visit the United Center for the first time this season.

TEAM RECORDS

CHI: 14-13-5, 33 PTS
FLA: 20-7-4, 44 PTS

LAST TIME OUT

Chicago dropped a 4-1 result to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon, the fourth straight regulation loss in a row for the Blackhawks -- a season-long point drought. Alex DeBrincat netted the lone goal for the visitors and Malcolm Subban made 25 saves in the defeat.
Florida dropped a 5-3 result to the Lightning on Sunday evening, just their second loss in the last seven games. Carter Verhaeghe, Gustav Forsling and Patric Hornqvist scored for the Panthers and Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 stops.

1KANE

In his first game back at the United Center since skating in his 1,000th NHL game, the Blackhawks will honor Kane ahead of Tuesday's game against the Panthers, but not in typical 1,000th game fashion.
The milestone man hiimself announced ahead of his 1,000th skate that he wanted to wait until the United Center could safely be packed with 22,000+ fans to celebrate with the fans who have supported him since day one in Chicago.

VS. FLORIDA

Duncan Keith posted back-to-back multi-point efforts against the Panthers on Jan. 17 and 19 and leads Chicago with six points (6A) vs. Florida this year. Dominik Kubalik netted two markers and had an assist on Jan. 19, while Patrick Kane has 27 points (12G, 15A) in 25 career games against the Panthers, including all four this season.

ON THE PROWL

Since he returned to the lineup on Feb. 2 after being removed from COVID-19 protocol, DeBrincat is second in the NHL with 14 goals and shares eighth with 25 points. Debrincat's 16 markers this season share sixth in the league.
The Farmington Hills, Michigan native is averaging a season-high 20:26 of time on ice per game this year, up from his previous season high of 17:42 during the 2018-19 campaign.

HOME COOKIN'

The Blackhawks open up a season-long six-game homestand and a stretch with eight of the next nine at the United Center on Tuesday night against Florida. Chicago wrapped up a season-long six-game homestand on Saturday in Tampa Bay and close out the season with just nine of their final 24 tilts on the road.

YOUNG GUNS

Pius Suter is second and Philipp Kurashev shares fourth among rookie goal scorers during the 2020-21 campaign. Suter shares eighth with 13 points and Kurashev shares 11th with 12 points.
Five Blackhawks rookies have netted their first NHL goals this season and Chicago leads the NHL with 22 goals and is second with 47 points from rookies overall.