The Chicago Blackhawks will face the Florida Panthers in this NHL matchup at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday, February 1st. WATCH: Blackhawks vs Panthers Live |

Anyone who did not think it would be the Florida Panthers day Saturday when the Chicago Blackhawks scored just 7 seconds in were in for a surprise. Aside from that opening goal, the Panthers dominated the rebuilding Blackhawks from then on and rolled to a 5-1 win.

Ryan Donato won the opening faceoff, then played the puck into the Florida zone. Slaggert — getting his second goal in just his third game of the season — skated past two Panthers defenders, collected the puck and beat Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky with a backhander.

Slaggert scored seven seconds into Chicago’s game at the Panthers Saturday afternoon — the fastest goal to start a game ever for the Blackhawks, according to the NHL record book.

The Chicago Blackhawks capped off their three-game road trip on Saturday afternoon. All three games were against high-end Eastern Conference teams and the finale was against the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.