29%
Playoff odds
42
Points pace
Outside the playoff spots, 2 points behind SJS. 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
@ New York Islanders
Thursday, October 8 · 6:30 p.m. CT
Playoff odds after Thursday's gameWin → 32%OT loss → 29%Loss → 26%
First of 2 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 | 3 | .891 | +0.9 |
| Arvid Soderblom | 1 | .813 | -2.3 |
Islanders
| Goalie | GP | SV% | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin | 2 | .968 | +4.3 |
| Semyon Varlamov | 1 | .864 | +1.0 |
Tue, Oct 6 · @ Blackhawks
2–4L
Blackhawks beat the Blues 4–2 despite being out-chanced 3.1–1.6 in expected goals and 10–3 in high-danger chances. Spencer Knight saved 1.1 goals more than expected.
Top Blackhawks ratings
Last 10 games, oldest first
Sep 29 · @ VGK
2–5L
xG 2.1–3.4
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%
Oct 6 · vs STL
4–2W
xG 1.6–3.1
Shot share 38%
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
Anton Frondell (1.50)
1 G · 1 A · 1 SOG
Frank Nazar (1.48)
1 G · 1 A · 3 SOG
Jordan Greenway (1.46)
1 G · 5 SOG
2026-27 · league rank · arrows compare the last 10 games with the season
Only 4 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
Expected goals share (xGF%)
35.1%
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%)
39.4%
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
35.5%
30th/ 32Share of 5-on-5 chances from the area right in front of the net, plus rebounds from the slot.
PDO (luck gauge)
98.9
21st/ 325v5 Sh% 9.5 · Sv% 89.4
Luck2 pts · deserved 2.45-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
-1.4
22nd/ 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
2.25
26th/ 32Average goals scored per game, all situations.
Goals against per game
4.25
25th/ 32Average goals allowed per game. Lower is better.
Shots for per game
19.25
31st/ 32Shots on goal per game.
Shots against per game
31.25
28th/ 32Shots on goal allowed per game. Lower is better.
Power play
11.1%
23rd/ 32Share of power plays that produce a goal.
Penalty kill
63.6%
28th/ 32Share of opponent power plays killed without a goal.
Faceoffs
42.1%
32nd/ 32Share of faceoffs won.
Save percentage
.871
23rd/ 32Share of shots on goal the team's goalies stopped, all situations. Empty-net goals don't count against it.
Based on 4 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 (61 players)2026-27 shooting % against each player's NHL career · goals above or below his career rate · What's this?
Running hot
16.7% this season · 3.8% career
33.3% this season · 7.9% career
20.0% this season · 7.5% career
Due
0.0% this season · 17.5% career
0.0% this season · 11.2% career
0.0% this season · 10.9% career
Only 4 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
1.3
9th/ 32Distance skated
181.7 mi
7th/ 32League avg 148.0 mi
Shots over 90 mph
0
23rd/ 32Offensive-zone time
38.1%
25th/ 32League avg 40.4%
Defensive-zone time
43.2%
25th/ 32Lower is better; rank 1 = least time defending