Final
STL at CHI game report
Blues
2–3
Blackhawks
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 6:00 p.m. CT · United Center
Blackhawks beat the Blues 3–2 despite being out-chanced 3.1–2.3 in expected goals. Spencer Knight saved 1.1 goals more than expected.
Team comparison
CHISTL
- 3Goals2
- 2.26Expected goals3.14
- 1.545-on-5 expected goals2.08
- 9High-danger chances9
- 22Shots on goal31
- 41Shot attempts60
- 255-on-5 shot attempts39
- 6:56Power-play time8:36
5-on-5 shares for CHI: 39.1% of shot attempts, 42.5% of expected goals.
Expected goals leave out shots at an empty net (CHI 2.34, STL 0.00); they're in the “Other” row of By strength.
Expected goals through the game
BlackhawksBluesCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish. Shots at an empty net add no step.
Shot map
Blues shooting ←→ Blackhawks shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| CHI at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 38:14 | 25–39 | 1.54–2.08 | 1–1 |
| Power play | 6:56 | 8–11 | 0.50–0.56 | 1–0 |
| Shorthanded | 8:36 | 2–2 | 0.19–0.09 | 1–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 6:14 | 6–8 | 2.37–0.40 | 0–1 |
Read pairs as CHI–STL. “Power play” means CHI had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Hofer STL | 19/22 | .864 | 2.26 | -0.74 |
| Spencer Knight CHI | 29/31 | .935 | 3.14 | +1.14 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mangiapane CHI | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1.03 |
| Dylan Holloway STL | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0.74 |
| Teuvo Teravainen CHI | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.66 |
| Anton Frondell CHI | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.58 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi CHI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.46 |
| Philip Broberg STL | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.43 |
| Alex Vlasic CHI | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.39 |
| Nick Lardis CHI | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.38 |
| Jonatan Berggren STL | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.38 |
| Cole Smith CHI | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.31 |
Three stars
- ★I. ColeCHI · 1G 0A
- ★★T. BertuzziCHI · 0G 2A
- ★★★S. KnightCHI · .935 SV%
Scoring
Period 1
- 06:27CHI A. Frondell (from T. Bertuzzi)0–1
Period 2
- 07:00CHI I. Cole sh0–2
- 09:31CHI R. Kantserov pp (from T. Bertuzzi, N. Lardis)0–3
- 19:04STL J. Berggren1–3
Period 3
- 18:44STL C. Parayko (from J. Snuggerud, R. Thomas)2–3