The Florida Panthers and Chicago Blackhawks meet Tuesday in NHL action at the United Center. The Florida Panthers look to build on their 4-1-1 start. The Chicago Blackhawks look to build on their 3-game winning streak.

The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.17 goals per game and are scoring on 7.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with 3 goals, Aleksander Barkov has 4 assists and Gustav Forsling has 20 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.83 goals per game and are killing 79.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 11 goals on 131 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 5 goals on 52 shots.

The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 30.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Max Domi leads Chicago with 3 goals, Sam Lafferty has 3 assists and Patrick Kane has 13 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 76.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Petr Mrazek has given up 10 goals on 79 shots faced, and Alex Stalock has allowed 5 goals on 81 shots.

The Panthers are 19-9 in their last 28 road games and 48-21 in their last 69 overall. The Blackhawks are 4-0 in their last 4 home games and 7-15 in their last 22 overall. The under is 7-2-1 in Panthers last 10 overall. The over is 4-1 in Blackhawks last 5 overall. The Panthers are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Chicago and 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The favorite is 20-7 in the last 27 meetings. The home team is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

The Florida Panthers are the better team here and should win, but I’m not sure about this price. The Chicago Blackhawks are off to a fine start with an offense that’s shown some life early, and even their losses have been competitive. The Blackhawks these last 3 games have put them in a different light. The Panthers may win, but give me the Blackhawks and the spread, as they should be able to hang around here.