Amid rare speed bump, Panthers to visit lowly Blackhawks

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The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will try to escape their first mini-slump of the season when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

Florida is 1-3-0 in its past four games, including its 6-3 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. After two straight losses, the Panthers appeared to have things clicking again with their dominant 5-0 shutout of t