Chicago Blackhawks
2026-27: 1-3-0 · 2 pts · 29th in the NHL · 8th in the Central · L10 1-3-0 · W1
2025-26: 29-39-14 · 72 pts · 31st in the NHL · 8th in the Central
at NY Islanders · 7:30 PM ETPrices after the game-day snapshotExpected in goal: Spencer Knight 72%Game preview →Chicago are 1-3-0 after 4 games of 2026-27, 8th in the Central. Last season they finished 31st in the league with 72 points.
8th in the Central after 4 games
League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.
League rank through the season
See all: League rank through the season →2026-27 · 29th in the league · 1-3-0 · 2 pts
StandingsPoints in line with the goal difference
Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.
Expected vs actual points
See all: Expected vs actual points →Points the goal difference is worth = GF^1.8 ÷ (GF^1.8 + GA^1.8) × 2 × GP × 1.115, the league's points a game, from 9 goals for and 17 against in 4 games. Last season: 72 points against 70.8. Expected points from shot quality (xG) are in the Shots section.
MethodClose games
Splits
Five of the next six at home
Next six
See all: Next six →New York Islanders91 pts · 19th10 Octvs
Carolina Hurricanes113 pts · 2nd13 Octvs
Pittsburgh Penguins98 pts · 10th15 Octvs
Winnipeg Jets82 pts · 26th17 Octvs
Dallas Stars112 pts · 3rd23 Octvs
Montréal Canadiens106 pts · 6thDifficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.
Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 51.4% of the time. 4 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.
Full scheduleLast results
See all: Last results →
St. Louis4–221–28W3 Oct@
Buffalo3–415–28L1 Oct@
Utah0–615–32L29 Sep@
Vegas2–526–37LScores Anton Frondell leads with 4 points in 4 games
2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.
Moves since July
See all: Moves since July →2026-27 roster
See all: 2026-27 roster →$1.45M of cap space under a $104M ceiling
Cap hit against the ceiling
Biggest cap hits
See all: Biggest cap hits →Out of contract in summer 2027
See all: Out of contract in summer 2027 →As of 2 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include.
Who dressed against St. Louis on 6 Oct
Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.
Changes from 3 Oct: in Bowen Byram, Sam Rinzel; out Ethan Del Mastro, Kevin Korchinski.
Forwards · by ice time
Defence · by ice time
Goalies · by ice time
Did not dress
On the roster but not in the lineup: injured players carry the report’s status, the rest were scratched or are away from the team.
A 23rd power play and a 28th penalty kill
Small sample after 4 games. Last season: power play 16.9%, penalty kill 83.6%.
2026-27
Dashed line: league average. Scale 0–100%.
Chicago attempt more from the wing than anywhere else
Every Chicago attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (4 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best). Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best).
Expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength (our model, trained on 2025-26). Above zero on finishing or goaltending means better than the chances.
Team xG tableBy zone
169 att · 77 on goal · 9 G
By shot type
Chicago Blackhawks rank 5th for 22+ mph bursts and 31st for shot-attempt differential
How fast Chicago Blackhawks skated, how hard they shot and where the puck spent its time, ranked against the other 31 teams.
Fastest skaters
- 23.34Roman Kantserov@VGK29 Sep · 1st 03:40
- 22.83Oliver Moore@BUF3 Oct · 1st 10:30
- 22.46Nick Lardis@UTA1 Oct · 1st 02:12
- 21.55Wyatt Kaiser@UTA1 Oct · 1st 04:40
- 21.53Frank Nazar@BUF3 Oct · 1st 19:01
- 21.49Artyom Levshunov@UTA1 Oct · 3rd 02:38
- 21.45Jordan Greenway@UTA1 Oct · 3rd 17:23
- 21.37Cole Smith@VGK29 Sep · 1st 08:58
Each Chicago Blackhawks skater's fastest burst, the top eight, in mph.
Hardest shots
- 88.79Wyatt Kaiser@BUF3 Oct · 3rd 00:51
- 86.96Ethan Del Mastro@BUF3 Oct · 1st 05:45
- 84.88Nick Lardis@BUF3 Oct · 1st 10:32
- 83.58Anton Frondell@UTA1 Oct · 3rd 16:06
- 83.58Jordan Greenway@VGK29 Sep · 2nd 12:23
- 82.63Oliver Moore@VGK29 Sep · 3rd 00:55
- 81.86Bowen Byram@UTA1 Oct · 2nd 18:50
- 80.68Ian Cole@BUF3 Oct · 3rd 05:42
Each Chicago Blackhawks skater's hardest shot, the top eight, in mph.
Territory
Ranks are league-wide, 1st = best.
Spencer Knight has started 3 of 4
Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.
2026-27
2025-26
Three on the injury list
Injury report
See all: Injury report →Updated 7 Oct, 7:46 AM ET
InjuriesTransactions
See all: Transactions →Assigned D Charles Alexis Legault to Chicago (AHL).
Agreed to terms with F Oliver Moore on a five-year contract extension. Loaned Fs Jiri felcman, Martin Misiak and Marek Vanacker and D Dylan Anhorn to Rockford (AHL). Assigned F Brett Seney to Rockford.
Placed D Derrick Pouliot on waivers.
Signed D Ethan Del Mastro to a two-year contract.
Signed Kevin Korchinski to a two-year contract.
Signed F Patrick Kane to a two-year contract.
Signed F Connor Bedard to a five-year contract extension.
2026 draft class
See all: 2026 draft class →Priced at 12% to make the playoffs
Every season-long market the venues list for the Chicago Blackhawks, as the venue-average implied chance with each venue's price to buy Yes.
Make the playoffs: market vs last season
A 74-point pace (last season's points % over 84 games) maps to about 6.9%; the market sits 5 points higher.
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St. Louis is the most-played rivalry: 408 meetings
Chicago against every Central rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.
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Minnesota Wild12 playoff trips and 3 Stanley Cups in 30 seasons
Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.
The last 30 seasons
Points leaders since 1990-91
Regular season, with this franchise only.
Retired numbers
Numbers retired by the franchise, as of October 2026. Maintained by hand, outside the stats feed.
Top picks since 1980
The 6 highest first-round picks of 56 since 1980.
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct