26%
Playoff odds
0
Points pace
Outside the playoff spots, 4 points behind VGK. The magic number appears at the season's midpoint.
Odds and magic number are estimates. Odds come from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season; this early they move a lot from game to game. Playoff race
Next game
@ St. Louis Blues
Tuesday, October 6 · 7:00 p.m. CT
Playoff odds after Tuesday's gameWin → 29%OT loss → 25%Loss → 23%
First of 4 meetings
2026-27 · shares are 5-on-5 · pace = 5-on-5 shot attempts per 60 by both teams, 1st = fastest · speed bursts = times any player tops 20 mph, per game (NHL EDGE, ranked per game by us)
Expected goals share
Shot share
High-danger chance share
Goals for per game
Goals against per game
Power play
Penalty kill
Pace of play
Speed bursts per game
Offensive-zone time
Longer bar = better league rank, so every row reads the same way (for goals against, fewer is better).
5-on-5 expected-goals share, rolling 5 games, over each club's last 10 (the same line as the season trend) · above 50% = controlling play
Shaded areas are where each team creates or allows more dangerous chances than an average NHL team, 2026-27. Darker = further above average; blank = average or below. Net at the top.
2026-27 numbers for every goalie on both rosters. Starters aren't announced until game day.
Blackhawks
| Goalie | GP | SV% | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Knight | 2 | .875 | -0.2 |
| Arvid Soderblom | 1 | .813 | -2.3 |
Blackhawks
| Goalie | GP | SV% | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Hofer | 1 | 1.000 | +3.1 |
| Jordan Binnington | 1 | .833 | -2.7 |
Sat, Oct 3 · @ Sabres
3–4L
Sabres beat the Blackhawks 4–3 and earned it, out-chancing them 4.5–2.6 in expected goals and 16–7 in high-danger chances.
Top Blackhawks ratings
Last 10 games, oldest first
Sep 29 · @ VGK
2–5L
xG 2.1–4.1
Shot share 44%
Oct 1 · @ UTA
0–6L
xG 1.7–3.7
Shot share 39%
Oct 3 · @ BUF
3–4L
xG 2.6–4.5
Shot share 36%
5-on-5 expected-goals share, rolling 5 games, 2026-27 · above 50% = controlling play
Best single-game ratings out of 10 · Game Score in brackets · How ratings work
Anton Frondell (1.63)
2 A · 1 SOG
Alex Vlasic (1.55)
2 A · 0 SOG
Jordan Greenway (1.46)
1 G · 5 SOG
Patrick Kane (1.10)
1 G · 4 SOG
Ryan Greene (0.99)
1 A · 1 SOG
2026-27 · league rank · arrows compare the last 10 games with the season
Only 3 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
Expected goals share (xGF%)
36.1%
30th/ 32Share of 5-on-5 expected goals, which weights every shot by its chance of going in. The best single measure of who's controlling play.
Shot share (CF%)
39.7%
31st/ 32Share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts, including blocked and missed. Over 50% means you have the puck more.
High-danger chance share
38.9%
30th/ 32Share of 5-on-5 chances from the area right in front of the net, plus rebounds from the slot.
PDO (luck gauge)
98.3
20th/ 325v5 Sh% 10.2 · Sv% 88.1
Luck0 pts · deserved 1.85-on-5 shooting % plus save %. Around 100 is normal; well above usually means hot shooting or goaltending that won't last.
Goaltending: goals saved above expected
-2.5
27th/ 32Goals the team's goalies stopped beyond what an average goalie would, given the shots they faced. Above zero is good.
Goals for per game
1.67
26th/ 32Average goals scored per game, all situations.
Goals against per game
5.00
30th/ 32Average goals allowed per game. Lower is better.
Shots for per game
18.67
32nd/ 32Shots on goal per game.
Shots against per game
32.33
30th/ 32Shots on goal allowed per game. Lower is better.
Power play
0.0%
23rd/ 32Share of power plays that produce a goal.
Penalty kill
66.7%
27th/ 32Share of opponent power plays killed without a goal.
Faceoffs
39.9%
32nd/ 32Share of faceoffs won.
Save percentage
.854
27th/ 32Share of shots on goal the team's goalies stopped, all situations. Empty-net goals don't count against it.
Based on 3 games so far
Hemmed in
Outshot and outchanced most nights: too much time in their own end.
2026-27
2026-27 · goals · shots on goal
2026-27 · assists · points
2026-27 · average rating out of 10, skaters with 2+ games · What's this?
2026-27 · individual xG · goals · high-danger chances
2026-27 · save % · goals saved above expected
2026-27 · late tying and go-ahead goals, OT winners · What's this?
No Blackhawks clutch points yet this season. The first late equalizer or OT winner will show up here.
See the league's clutch leaders (52 players)2026-27 shooting % against each player's NHL career · goals above or below his career rate · What's this?
Running hot
33.3% this season · 11.2% career
20.0% this season · 7.5% career
33.3% this season · 15.2% career
Due
0.0% this season · 12.1% career
0.0% this season · 17.5% career
0.0% this season · 11.2% career
Only 3 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
Every Blackhawks shooter, with career chartsActive runs, regular season: point streaks of 3+ games and goal streaks of 2+; droughts among players with 10+ games.
On a roll
Droughts
Puck and player tracking, this season · league rank · tap a tile marked “See every player” for the whole roster
Speed bursts over 22 mph, per game
1.0
9th/ 32Distance skated
137.3 mi
12th/ 32League avg 122.4 mi
Shots over 90 mph
0
19th/ 32Offensive-zone time
37.7%
25th/ 32League avg 40.9%
Defensive-zone time
43.9%
25th/ 32Lower is better; rank 1 = least time defending