Slumping Panthers blanked 3-0 by Lankinen, Blackhawks

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesRookie goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped all 41 shots and Patrick Kane contributed a goal and an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks blanked the Florida Panthers 3-0, sending the Cats to a season-high third straight loss.

The 25-year-old Lankinen is the first Blackhawks rookie to have a 40-plus save shutout in the long history of the franchise.

Chicago solved Sergei Bobrovsky twice on 20 shots, with both goals coming in the second period. Bobrovsky has dropped three straight starts after a six-game winning streak.

Kane opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 1:05 mark, when he put in a loose puck after Bobrovsky stopped Adam Boqvist’s initial shot and…