The Florida Panthers picked up right where they left off.

Getting off to a 1-0-0 start, the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions opened their 2025-26 campaign with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Amerant Bank Arena on Tuesday.

“Getting points early in the season is going to be extremely important for us,” defenseman Aaron Ekblad said. “We know that. We came to play.”

Below, find some numbers that stood out from the win.

77.8%: Anton Lundell’s faceoff percentage. In the absence of injured captain Aleksander Barkov, Lundell, often referred to as “Baby Barkov,” picked up the slack in the circle. Owning the dot against Chicago, his team-high 14 faceoff wins were the most in his career to date.

12: Wins for the Panthers when opening a season at home. Improving to 12-0-2 all time,

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