How to Watch Blackhawks at Panthers (Oct. 7): Stream NHL Live, TV Channel

Panthers raise a second consecutive Stanley Cup banner into the rafters as the season opens at home against the Blackhawks

One hundred twelve days after winning their second straight Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers return home to Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday night to lift the curtain on the 2025-26 National Hockey League season and raise another championship banner as they welcome the Chicago Blackhawks into Sunrise, Florida. Last year the Blackhawks missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season and now prepare for the third season with Connor Bedard manning the top line as the former number one overall pick looks to improve off a career high 23 goals a year ago. The Panthers will be without center Aleksander Barkov who will miss seven to nine months as he recovers from surgery to repair a torn ACL and MCL suffered during the preseason. 

How to Watch Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers:

Date: Oct. 7, 2025  

Time: 5:00 p.m. ET

TV Channel: ESPN

Location: Amerant Bank Arena

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Now in his fifth season in Florida, Panthers center Sam Reinhart is now six goals away from 300 for his career after he netted 39 goals in 2024-25 marking his fourth consecutive season with 30 or more goals, and finished ninth in the league in goals scored. Reinhart, who signed an eight-year extension after winning a Cup title in 2024, was the number two overall selection in the 2014 NHL Draft and spent seven seasons in Buffalo before he was traded to the Panthers in July of 2021.

Big things are expected of Bedard this season as he is now paired with veteran winger Andre Burakovsky who after helping Colorado win the Stanley Cup in 2022 spent three lackluster seasons in Seattle and was acquired by Chicago via trade back in June.

What time is the Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers?

The puck drops in the Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers game Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 5:00 p.m ET. Tune in to see if the Blackhawks can win their first game at Florida in nine tries or if the defending Cup champions can take home a win on banner night.

What channel is the Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers on?

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