This is a 10* on FLORIDA

Looking at the Central Division, you clearly have three good teams. One is obviously Tampa Bay. The other two are Carolina and Florida. Chicago is in 4th place, but when you look at the goal differential column there is a massive discrepancy between those top three teams and the Blackhawks. Chicago has been outscored by 11 goals this season. Florida is +17 in GD. The Panthers are also hotter right now (7-3 L10) than the Blackhawks (3-6-1 L10). Florida is off a 5-3, but that was to Tampa Bay. Chicago is off four straight losses, not just two to Tampa Bay but also two to the Panthers! Those games, both of which were played in Miami, saw the Panthers win by scores of 4-2 and 6-3. After the losses to the Lightning, the Blackhawks have surrendered a total of 18 goals during the four-game losing skid. Over the past seven games, they’ve allowed at least four goals six different times. That’s really bad. Florida averages 3.9 goals/game when on the road, where they are 10-3-1 this season. They are averaging 38.6 shot attempts per game the last five while giving up just 26.6. They even outshot the Lightning 32-24. Play on FLORIDA

AAA