2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
16
Games played
9
Points
.281
Points %
-27
Goal diff
3-7
Last 10
23 GF · 37 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

The files

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Full schedule

We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

15 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
15
82
Goals for / game
2.20
2.60
−0.40
Goals against / game
3.87
3.35
+0.52
Expected goals for / game
2.77
2.62
+15.0
Expected goals against / game
3.79
3.40
+0.39
Expected-goals share
42.2%
43.5%
−1.3
Shot-attempt share
45.3%
46.2%
−0.9
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

Every post

40 posts
at Florida Panthers7:30 PM ET

The Panthers are the model's lean over the Blackhawks — with PDO regression in play

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vs Colorado AvalancheL 5–2

Avalanche pull away from the Blackhawks

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at Boston BruinsL 5–4

Bruins edge the Blackhawks in overtime

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at Detroit Red WingsL 4–1

Red Wings run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Los Angeles KingsW 2–1

S. Knight stands tall as the Blackhawks edge the Kings

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vs Florida PanthersL 3–2

Panthers hold off the Blackhawks

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vs Dallas Stars7:00 PM ET

The Stars are the model's lean over the Blackhawks — with PDO regression in play

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vs Winnipeg JetsW 4–3

Blackhawks edge the Jets in overtime

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsW 5–3

Blackhawks hold off the Penguins

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vs Carolina HurricanesL 5–2

Hurricanes pull away from the Blackhawks

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at New York IslandersL 4–1

Islanders pull away from the Blackhawks

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vs St. Louis BluesW 4–2

Blackhawks hold off the Blues

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at Buffalo SabresL 4–3

Sabres run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Utah MammothL 6–0

Mammoth shut out the Blackhawks, 6-0

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at Vegas Golden KnightsL 5–2

Golden Knights run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs St. Louis BluesW 3–2

Blackhawks hold off the Blues

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at St. Louis BluesL 1–0

Blues shut out the Blackhawks, 1-0

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vs Minnesota WildW 4–3

Blackhawks edge the Wild in overtime

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at Minnesota WildL 3–2

Wild run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs San Jose SharksW 5–2

Blackhawks run the Sharks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Buffalo SabresL 5–1

Sabres run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs St. Louis BluesL 5–3

Blues hold off the Blackhawks

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vs Carolina HurricanesL 7–2

Hurricanes pull away from the Blackhawks

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at San Jose SharksL 3–2

Sharks hold off the Blackhawks

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at Seattle KrakenW 4–2

Blackhawks run the Kraken off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Edmonton OilersL 3–1

Oilers run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Winnipeg JetsL 4–3

Jets edge the Blackhawks in overtime

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at New Jersey DevilsL 5–3

Devils hold off the Blackhawks

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at New York RangersL 6–1

Rangers run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Philadelphia FlyersL 5–1

Flyers run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New York IslandersW 4–3

Blackhawks steal one from the Islanders against the run of play

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vs Nashville PredatorsL 3–2

Predators run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Colorado AvalancheL 4–1

Avalanche run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Minnesota WildW 2–1

Blackhawks hold off the Wild

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vs Minnesota WildL 4–3

Wild edge the Blackhawks in overtime

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at Vegas Golden KnightsL 4–0

Golden Knights shut out the Blackhawks, 4-0

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at Utah Hockey ClubW 3–2

Blackhawks steal one from the Mammoth against the run of play

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vs Utah Hockey ClubW 3–2

Blackhawks edge the Mammoth in overtime

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at Dallas StarsL 4–3

Stars run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Vancouver CanucksL 6–3

Canucks pull away from the Blackhawks

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