Sending the Panthers ahead in the third period, Jesper Boqvist crashed the net and batted a centering feed from Mackie Samoskevich past Knight and into the cage to make it 3-2 at 9:40. Boqvist makes it 3-2 in the third period.

This scene never gets old, no matter how many times it might happen, and the fans were already counting ahead. “We want three,” they chanted inside the arena. “We want three!”

In the first game of the Jeff Blashill era, the Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Florida Panthers amid their championship banner celebration.

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Florida Panthers in the NHL season opener Tuesday at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.

The Chicago Blackhawks face the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025 (10/7/25) in a regular season game at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.

Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has agreed to terms with forward Noah Gregor on a one-year, two-way contract. The 6-foot, 201-pound native of Beaumont,

Boqvist scored a career-high three game-winning goals last season and delivered another in the Panthers' season opener on Tuesday.

Despite injuries to Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk, the Florida Panthers illustrated why they're still the NHL's team to beat in the season opener.