Blackhawks vs. Panthers NHL season opener predictions, odds, best bets by model

Hockey Is Back And Lamps Will Be Lit In Blackhawks Vs Panthers

Blackhawks vs. Panthers, 5:00 ETWith the baseball playoffs and all of the upsets from Week 5 in the NFL, you probably don't even realize that the hockey season starts tonight. Actually, the WNBA Finals are going on too, and so is college football, so hockey has taken a bit of a backstage. Hard to believe that we are already at another season as it feels like the Stanley Cup was just hoisted. The season opens with the team that did the hoisting, …

Top Shelf Picks: NHL Best Bets Today (Predictions for Blackhawks-Panthers, Penguins-Rangers, Avalanche-Kings)

Breaking down the best picks on the ice as the NHL season opens on Tuesday, October 7.

Blackhawks vs. Panthers NHL season opener predictions, odds, best bets by model

SportsLine's model simulated Chicago vs. Florida 10,000 times and revealed its NHL picks for Tuesday's season opener at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla.

Welcome to the New South: Blackhawks at Panthers Preview

And so we’ve arrived at the dawn of another Blackhawks hockey season, this one with similarly low expectations with regards to where the team will end up in the standings but with a little more intrigue on how it’ll get there based on the influx of young talent over the last season or two that makes this side more interesting to watch than it’s been a while. The initial ask ahead of them? Source