Eller's late goal lifts Panthers past Blackhawks 3-2

Lars Eller scored with 2:23 left in the third period to give the Panthers a 3-2 win over the Blackhawks at the United Center. His wrist shot, set up by Aaron Ekblad, broke a 2-2 tie. Eller finished with one goal and two shots on goal and earned a Chirp Rating of 7.7 as player of the game.

The first period set the pace. Ryan Greene put Chicago up 1-0 at 2:34. Sandis Vilmanis tied it at 6:49, and Matthew Tkachuk tipped in a goal at 14:21 for a 2-1 Florida lead. Roman Kantserov leveled the score for the Blackhawks at 11:15 of the second, and neither team scored again until Eller.

Florida moves to 6-4-2 with 14 points. Chicago falls to 3-8-0 with 6 points. Chirp's Sim gave the Panthers a 55% chance over 10,000 simulations, and it called this one correctly.