Lars Eller scores late goal as Panthers top Blackhawks 3-2

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Carlson, M. (2026, October 25). Lars Eller scores late goal as Panthers top Blackhawks 3-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/lars-eller-scores-late-goal-as-panthers-top-blackhawks-3-2/article_a83ed82c-aa88-58b7-809e-d8d7bec618f8.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-25 · by Matt Carlson

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Lars Eller scored the winning goal late in the third period, helping the Florida Panthers defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Sunday. Matthew Tkachuk and Sandis Vilmanis also scored for Florida, which had been losing its previous two games. Roman Kantserov and Ryan Greene scored for Chicago, who dropped their third consecutive game despite having seven power-play chances. The article focuses on Eller’s crucial goal and the Blackhawks’ struggles in converting power plays.
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On Sunday, Lars Eller scored the winning goal with 2:23 left in the third period, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. This win ended the Panthers' two-game losing streak and dropped the Blackhawks to three straight losses. Matthew Tkachuk and Sandis Vilmanis also scored for Florida. For Chicago, Roman Kantserov and Ryan Greene found the net. Akira Schmid made 19 saves for the Panthers, while Spencer Knight stopped 29 shots for the Blackhawks. The Blackhawks struggled on their power play, failing to score in seven opportunities and lowering their NHL-worst conversion rate to 8.33%. Bowen Byram missed his fourth game with an upper-body injury, while Chicago's top pick from the 2022 draft, seventh overall, Kevin Korchinski, played his second game of the season.

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Blackhawks CHICAGO Florida NHL Panthers

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CHICAGO GPE · 5× Blackhawks ORG · 3× Florida GPE · 3× NHL ORG · 2× Panthers ORG · 2× Schmid PERSON · 2× Tkachuk PERSON · 2× Lars Eller’s PERSON · 1× the Chicago Blackhawks ORG · 1× the Florida Panthers ORG · 1×

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Greene opened the scoring 2:34 in, getting just enough of a wobbling puck to direct it past Schmid after Korchinski’s shot from the point missed the net and bounced in front.
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Lars Eller scores late goal as Panthers top Blackhawks 3-2 · assertive framing

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Lars Eller’s first goal of the season, with 2:23 left in the third period, lifted the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. asserted
goal → leave → Sunday
Eller beat Spencer Knight with a high shot just inside the left post as he raced down right wing and took advantage of Chicago line change. asserted
he → beat → change
Matthew Tkachuk and Sandis Vilmanis also scored for Florida, which ended two-game losing streak. asserted
which → score → streak
Roman Kantserov and Ryan Greene connected for Chicago, which has dropped three straight. asserted
which → connect → three
Akira Schmid made 19 saves, while Knight stopped 29 shots. asserted
Knight → make → shots
The Blackhawks failed to score on seven power-play chances, including two brief 5-on-3 advantages, lowering their NHL-worst conversion rate to 8.33%. asserted
Blackhawks → fail → %
Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram missed his fourth game with an upper-body injury. asserted
Byram → miss → injury
Kevin Korchinski, Chicago’s top pick in the 2022 draft, seventh overall, filled in and played his second game this season. asserted
Korchinski → fill → game
Florida forward Carter Verhaeghe played in his 500th NHL game and tallied an assist. asserted
Verhaeghe → play → assist
The Panthers outshot Chicago 15-6 in the first period and took a 2-1 lead. asserted
Panthers → outshoot → lead
Greene opened the scoring 2:34 in, getting just enough of a wobbling puck to direct it past Schmid after Korchinski’s shot from the point missed the net and bounced in front. asserted
shot → open → front
Vilmanis popped in a rebound of Sam Reinhart’s shot from a scramble to tie it at 6:49. asserted
Vilmanis → pop → 6:49
Tkachuk’s power-play goal, five seconds after Tyler Bertuzzi was sent off for tripping, gave Florida a 2-1 lead with 5:39 left in the first. asserted
Bertuzzi → send → first
Seth Jones’ shot from the point struck Tkachuk on the arm and bounded in. asserted
shot → strike → arm
Kantserov tied it at 2-2 at 11:15 of the second. asserted
Kantserov → tie → second
He beat Schmid low on a screened shot from the right circle, capping a strong shift with linemates Patrick Kane and Connor Bedard. asserted
He → beat → Kane
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