NHL Highlights | Blackhawks vs. Panthers | October 7, 2025

NHL Highlights | Blackhawks vs. Panthers | October 7, 2025

Please turn your attention 
to the ice for the unveiling of our 2025 Stanley Cup Championship banner. As our banner makes its descent, it will forever 
honor the 2025 Florida Panthers as back-to back champions and serve as the ultimate symbol of 
determination and a selfless team first mentality. Chills as the banner rises to the Raptors here at Emirate Bank Arena. All that’s left is 
to drop the puck and we’ll do that next. Hey Jason. Hey Sam. Welcome back. Welcome to the 2025 2026 NHL season. Time 
to man your battle stations. Oh, how great is it to have hockey back? Mundell 
wins the draw. Baby Barkov back to Forsley. gobbled up by Spencer Knight and off the draw 
rolled towards the net trying to keep it alive with Sportsling could not. Badard moves in. That 
shot off the post and it’s up into the netting. Oh, how much velocity on the quick snapper 
from Connor Baddard. Almost beat Babski. Forsling scans the outlet to Bennett through 
center on the hop across the line. Drops one to Mar. That wrist shot blocked finds it wetland 
with a drive into the glove of Spencer Knight. Mikola with his long reach moves the puck 
swept out tape to tape March Haggy across the line. Twoon one with Bennett. Then it 
shoots. Save made by Knight. Moved in by Reinhardt. Centering pass off the stick of 
Murphy. Found its way to Lundell. Reinhardt fights his way through contact. Close to 
Raiden. Tips out of the net once again with the glove. It’s nice right through the top of 
his crease and Reinhardt has it behind the net. Back to the point it goes to Forsler. Long wrist 
shot save made and trapped by Spencer Knight. Some nice puck movement. One thing 
I can notice down here at ice level, too, the officials have been great in terms of on 
ice communication for the players. You got time, you can move it. Ice it. Hold it. It’s right back 
to Spencer Knight. Patiently plays it to the far half wall. And now it’s outleted and a step moving 
in. Nazar breakaway. scores the first goal of the season to Frank Nazar on the breakaway and the 
Blackhawks on the road have the early lead. He evades the first four checker goes indirect and 
that’s what spurs and nice little unselfish play by Tyler Batuzzi that springs Nazar and Nazar has 
breakaway speed. It’s on full display as he snaps it past the glove. One- nothing Blackhawks. 
Oh, do they have high hopes for Frank Nazar? Nazar scores the first goal of the season. Swatted 
towards the net, blocked in front on the doorstep. Score. The Panthers answer and it’s the fourth 
line. Poking it home. AJ Greer. We’re tied at one. This is all about game management. Watch AJ 
Greer with speed. A little chip to space and then get on his horse. Number 10 in red. King it 
in is Marian. Back to Jones and that shot goes wide. Marian first to the puck. Pivots through 
traffic. Coming. Penalty call. The hustle and effort in the offensive zone of Marian will give 
the Panthers their second power play. I think this one’s going to a tripping infraction. Chicago 
Moni Tripping. Fred Marshian last year only two goals in the 10 games he played in the regular 
season for the Panthers but then six goals in the finals. Unbelievable. He was unbelievable. 
Score shorthand side as Verhagy is able to beat Knight stuffing one home on the power play and 
the Panthers have the lead. Well, here’s another look at that play and Spencer Knight goes for the 
post check. He’s got it, but he’s a little bit out of sorts, but he regains his post only to lose his 
footing. And it’s fed forward. Marian with a step, tries to split the defense. Marian moves 
in, slides it right. Save made by Knight on Bennett. Marian almost able to dive and force 
one over to Sam Bennett. Knight read it. He hit a post of the first period as well. Nice outlet. 
Nazar off the one touch from Bertusi. Across with Terrain. Feeds it to him. Shoots. Save. Papowski. 
will score. It found the back of the net. Oh, it looked like Babsky may have gotten it with 
the blocker, but Terrain is able to sneak it home to tie the game at two. Disappears as you could 
see. Marshand across the line back doors to the backhand save. Knight on for Hangy. Well, Weeksy 
the coach knows. Absolutely. Here’s a tow drag. A glad shoot. Save Knight the rebound loose. 
Los Arena tries to tee it up across the line. Leans in shoots. Save it made by Knight hugging 
the right post and it has it back. There comes a play right off the rush and Aaron Ecklad shoots 
rockets. He gets all of this. Knight already made a glove save on him and he makes that save and 
look at this lost art. Spencer Knight staying on his feet. Sam Bennett trying to go up high the 
way Verhagy did the firing pass flutter just wide of Knight right on the doorstep was cutting. Nikes 
the puck up not past Pratusi. One touch to Renzel. Renzel off. Badard fires one off the shoulder of 
Babroski. Really good opportunity. Expensor Knight pushes off the post and gets just enough off of 
his arm. Point blank on cut it. And then Badard with a rocket, but Sergey Babroski says no. Center 
with speed across the line. Back hands one moving in. Try hard. Save with the pad by Knight and 
Verhaggy Trove. Vanette by Connor Murphy. Possible twoon-one the other way. Bard across the line. 
Baddard to the backhand to the forehand. Save made by Babroski. A terrific crossover by Baddard. And 
Babroski said no. Colton docked the outlet. Some speed across the line. Gets a return. Save. Babski 
kicked the left leg out. Wow. And was able to get in position. Future Hall of Famer on the case. 
Bob Rosski is painting. Look at that flexibility coming across with a big time split. And how 
about this pass by Carnabard. He puts it on a pillow for Doc who doesn’t get all but he gets 
enough but it’s Sergey Babroski to the rescue. Marshan with a stick lift wins the puck skates 
the stick for HGY up top. Kulakov wrist shot save is made by Knight. Kicked it to the far 
boards. Bhaggy reverses. Marian centers spam it into the skates of Renzel I believe. 
Not sure it found its way to the pads of Knight. Spinama on the outlet by Jones. That 
shot off the blocker of Knight. Poked ahead to Doc and he clears Dickinson with a step. 
Dickinson wrist blocker save made by Babroski. So no lack of action here so far to start the 
third. And watch Marian. Beautiful pass and a great great defensive effort by McKay. And here 
come the Panthers in transition. You see cuten initially looking past goes shot. Spencer Knight 
extends the arm and at the other end same thing for Dickinson and Sergey Babroski. Impeccable 
positioning there. The outlet to Rodriguez center circle cross corner it goes leaning 
in. Samoscavage out in front. Score. Tiptoe by Funkquist. Out of midair from the Samoscavage 
feed. The Panthers have the lead. Every coach harps on breakouts in the Dzone. A perfectly 
executed one here for Paul Maurice’s Panthers. And then a little indirect play to speed. This 
is absolutely perfectly executed. A baseball player with that little bunt. He’s going to beat 
that and then some. And speaking with him today, Landell puts one towards the net, rolls in on 
Knight, digging for it most centering pass ends up at the blue line and breaking back the other 
way. The Panthers through center. Verhagy on the back hand. Verhagy off the outside of the 
net. Well, he got it back to the forehand and now tries to bank one off of Kaiser and Knight. 
And that almost found the back as well to Terra Biden. Banks one to Nazar who moves in. Nazar 
had it float off the tip of his stick. It’s out to the neutral zone. Greer a steel. Gajovich 
moves in. Centering pass save made by Knight. Terrific setup and Spencer Knight does it again. 
and escaping as Mare looking over his shoulder to see if he has support. He’s by himself. Shoots. 
Save is made by Knight. Terrific singular effort as Spencer Knight is doing everything he can to 
keep the Blackhawks in this one-goal game. Hands one off. Reinhardt brings it across the line. 
Reinhardt dangles. Reinhardt shoots. Save made with the blocker by Knight. Wow. What a shift by 
Reinhardt. An even better save by Spencer Knight again. Nazar drops. Baddard carries. Net empty 
for the Blackhawks. Baddard finds a trailer. Terra and shoots. S. Babroski. And the rebound put 
right behind Babroski. Orling looks to move it. 6 seconds to go. Stopped by Renzel. He couldn’t 
keep it on side and Chicago will run out of time and the Panthers will win on opening night as the 
Rats fly here at Emirate Bank Arena. and Babroski.

Watch full game NHL highlights from the matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers on October 7, 2025, condensing all the action into a 10-minute recap, where the Florida Panthers raised their second Stanley Cup Champion banner, Frank Nazar scored the first goal of the NHL season and Mackie Samoskevich recorded two assists for the Panthers

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04:43 2nd period
06:51 3rd period

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