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TIME: 12:00 p.m.
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The Blackhawks match up against the Florida Panthers for the final time this season at Amerant Bank Arena. More information on how to watch Blackawks games can be found at Blackhawks.com/HowtoWatch.

TODAY'S MATCHUP

Chicago holds a 3-1-1 record against Florida in their last five meetings. Connor Bedard has three goals in three career games against the Panthers, including two goals during his last trip to Amerant Bank Arena on March 10. During their last meeting on Nov. 21 at the United Center, Nick Foligno posted two points (1G, 1A), while Teuvo Teräväinen also scored during a 3-1 victory over the Panthers.

LAST TIME OUT

The Blackhawks dropped a 3-2 decision to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday evening at the Lenovo Center. Connor Bedard scored his 15th goal of the season while Ilya Mikheyev also found the back of the net. Jason Dickinson recorded an assist and has helpers (2A) in back-to-back games. Nick Foligno and Seth Jones each registered an assist as Nolan Allan shared first among all game skaters with four hits. Blackhawks penalty-killers went 2-for-2 (100%) against the Hurricanes.

GEMJONES

Defenseman Seth Jones recorded an assist on Thursday and has 10 points (2G, 8A) over his last seven games. Jones has 11 points (2G, 9A) in 12 games since Jan. 1, which shares seventh among all league blueliners. Against Carolina, Jones led all game skaters with a season-high five blocked shots and now ranks third on the club with 66 blocked shots in 34 games this season.

CONNOR ROLL

Connor Bedard found the back of the net against Carolina and extended his road point streak to seven games (5G, 4A). He became the third teenager in NHL history to post multiple road point streaks of seven-plus games, joining Wayne Gretzky and Bryan Trottier. Bedard has points (2G, 2A) in his last four-straight games and 19 points (8G, 11A) over his last 18 games since Dec. 21. He now shares second on the club with 15 goals in 51 games this season.

NICK-FIL-A

Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno tallied an assist against the Hurricanes and now has three helpers over his last four games and six points (1G, 5A) over his last nine games. Foligno also went 5-for-6 (83.3%) in the faceoff circle on Thursday. Foligno is set to appear in his 1,206th NHL game on Saturday and will surpass Brian Leetch for the 19th most games played by a U.S.-born skater in league history.