Sun Sentinel Broward Edition

Panthers at Blackhawks

- — Matthew DeFranks

When/where: 8:30 p.m./United Center, Chicago TV: Fox Sports Florida; Radio: 560-AM; 640-AM (Palm Beach)

Scouting report: The Florida Panthers will play their first back-to-back since Roberto Luongo’s injury when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks after Monday night’s game in Detroit. The Panthers are 3-2-1 on the second night of a back-to-back, but all six games have featured either Luongo or James Reimer as the starting goaltender. Florida and coach Bob Boughner will have to decide if they want to trot out the struggling Reimer out on back-to-back nights, or give Harri Sateri his first taste of NHL action. … Tuesday’s game will be a rematch of a Blackhawks’ 4-1 win in Sunrise on Nov. 25. Chicago dominated the Panthers during that first period, resulting in a postgame shooting session from Vincent Trocheck and Aleksander Barkov. Florida is trying to avoid consecutiv­e losses to Chicago for the first time since it lost eight straight from 2011-15. … The Blackhawks have won consecutiv­e games against cellar-dwellers Buffalo and Arizona after a five-game losing streak. Star Patrick Kane (29 points) and rookie Alex DeBrincat (21) have paced the Blackhawks’ offense, while goalie Corey Crawford recently returned from an injury.

Upcoming Panther games: Today at Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m., FSF; Thursday at Avalanche, 9 p.m., FSF; Sunday at Golden Knights, 8 p.m. , FSF

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