He joins a Panthers goaltending unit that traded Spencer Knight to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Seth Jones deal over the weekend. Vanecek is set to serve as the backup to longtime Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.

Spencer Knight stopped 41 shots in his team debut and Ilya Mikheyev and Ryan Donato each tallied a goal and assist to lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 win against the slumping Los Angeles Kings on Monday.

Spencer Knight made 41 saves in his first game with Chicago, helping the Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Monday night. Defensemen Alec Martinez and Ethan Del Mastro scored for the Blackhawks,

The Chicago Blackhawks traded defenseman Seth Jones to the Florida Panthers for goalie Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick, the team announced Saturday.

Jones, who had yet to make the playoffs with the Blackhawks in his three-plus seasons in Chicago, had requested a trade last week.

Spencer Knight is beginning a new chapter that he admitted he didn't know was coming. The goalie made his debut Chicago Blackhawks debut against the Los Angeles Kings at United Center on Monday, two days after being acquired in the trade that sent defenseman Seth Jones to the Florida Panthers.

Seth Jones was traded to the Florida Panthers by the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday for goalie Spencer Knight. Chicago also received a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft for Jones and Chicago's fourth-round pick in the 2026 draft.

Mrazek was his usual positive self Thursday, even though he sees the writing on the wall for his Hawks tenure with the goaltending rotation turned over to Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom.

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Monday night. Spencer Knight made his Blackhawks debut and gave the crowd something to cheer about. To say he made a good first impression would be an understatement.

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Seth Jones wanted out, and it didn’t take long for the Blackhawks to grant his wish. Chicago dealt the veteran defenseman to the Florida Panthers on Saturday night in exchange for a conditional 2026 first-round pick and goaltender Spencer Knights.

Spencer Knight was once considered the goaltender of the future for one NHL franchise. Now he plans to make a case as the goaltender of the future for another, and he got right to work with the Blackhawks.