"The 2025-26 NHL season opens today with the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers hosting Connor Bedard, Spencer Knight and the rest of the Chicago Blackhawks at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN. Prior to the game, the Cats will see their franchise's second-consecutive championship banner raised at Amerant Bank Arena during the Stanley Cup banner ceremony. Florida will be without the services of captain Aleksander Barkov, spiritual leader and supreme pest Matthew Tkachuk and fourth line center Tomas Nosek to start the campaign."
"New head coach Jeff Blashill will try to push Chicago's rebuild forward after the club finished in last place in the Central Division last season with 61 points. The Blackhawks are all in on the youth movement, but did add potentially helpful veteran forward Andre Burakovsky, who recorded ten goals and 37 points in 79 games with the Seattle Kraken in 2024-25."
The 2025-26 NHL season opens with the Florida Panthers hosting the Chicago Blackhawks at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Panthers will raise their franchise's second consecutive Stanley Cup championship banner at Amerant Bank Arena before the game. Florida will begin the campaign without captain Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk and fourth-line center Tomas Nosek. Luke Kunin, Jeff Petry and Noah Gregor join Florida's roster as newcomers. The Panthers pursue a rare three-peat, a feat not accomplished since the early 1980s. Chicago names Jeff Blashill as head coach as the rebuild continues. The Blackhawks finished last in the Central Division with 61 points. Chicago added veteran Andre Burakovsky to bolster its youth movement. Projected starters are Sergei Bobrovsky for Florida and Spencer Knight for Chicago. Additional NHL games tonight include Pittsburgh at New York Rangers and Colorado at Los Angeles on ESPN.
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