Final
STL at CHI game report
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. CT · United Center
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.
Team comparison
- 4Goals2
- 1.61Expected goals3.09
- 0.955-on-5 expected goals2.18
- 3High-danger chances10
- 21Shots on goal28
- 41Shot attempts60
- 315-on-5 shot attempts50
- 4:17Power-play time3:06
5-on-5 shares for CHI: 38.3% of shot attempts, 30.3% of expected goals.
Expected goals leave out shots at an empty net (CHI 1.58, STL 0.00); they're in the “Other” row of By strength.
Expected goals through the game
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
By strength
| CHI at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 51:18 | 31–50 | 0.95–2.18 | 1–1 |
| Power play | 4:17 | 7–4 | 0.53–0.43 | 1–0 |
| Shorthanded | 3:06 | 1–0 | 0.13–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 1:19 | 2–6 | 1.58–0.48 | 2–1 |
Read pairs as CHI–STL. “Power play” means CHI had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Hofer STL | 17/19 | .895 | 1.61 | -0.39 |
| Spencer Knight CHI | 26/28 | .929 | 3.09 | +1.09 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingBlackhawks5.7Blues6.2
| ★Top three of the night: Connor McMichaelFSTL | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17:53 | 58.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Anton FrondellFCHI | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:37 | 47.1 |
| ★Top three of the night: Frank NazarFCHI | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19:35 | 41.9 |
| Tyler BertuzziFCHI | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:49 | 64.3 |
| Philip BrobergDSTL | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:26 | 61.3 |
| Mason McTavishFSTL | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:20 | 55.0 |
| Brandon CarloDSTL | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:58 | 81.8 |
| Pavel BuchnevichFSTL | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:43 | 61.9 |
| Teuvo TeravainenFCHI | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:31 | 75.0 |
| Spencer KnightGCHI | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Artyom LevshunovDCHI | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:00 | 46.2 |
| Cam FowlerDSTL | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:04 | 69.7 |
| Jimmy SnuggerudFSTL | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:58 | 60.0 |
| Robert ThomasFSTL | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:30 | 65.0 |
| Colton ParaykoDSTL | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:10 | 53.8 |
| Adam JiricekDSTL | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:12 | 58.6 |
| Dalibor DvorskyFSTL | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:51 | 66.7 |
| Bowen ByramDCHI | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:22 | 51.7 |
| Nick LardisFCHI | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:39 | 41.2 |
| Pius SuterFSTL | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 65.2 |
| Jake NeighboursFSTL | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 65.0 |
| Sam RinzelDCHI | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:45 | 31.3 |
| Ross JohnstonFSTL | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:15 | 71.4 |
| Dylan HollowayFSTL | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:03 | 59.1 |
| Cole SmithFCHI | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:38 | 26.1 |
| Dillon DubeFSTL | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:12 | 63.2 |
| Joel HoferGSTL | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | — | 58:14 | — |
| Jonatan BerggrenFSTL | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:49 | 52.6 |
| Theo LindsteinDSTL | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:49 | 42.9 |
| Wyatt KaiserDCHI | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:57 | 38.5 |
| Ryan GreeneFCHI | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:00 | 33.3 |
| Patrick KaneFCHI | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:55 | 40.0 |
| Roman KantserovFCHI | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:38 | 39.3 |
| Ryan DonatoFCHI | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:27 | 33.3 |
| Ian ColeDCHI | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:38 | 30.0 |
| Jordan GreenwayFCHI | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:42 | 21.1 |
| Alex VlasicDCHI | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:48 | 31.0 |
| Oliver MooreFCHI | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 25.0 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Blackhawks
Forward lines
- Kane – Nazar – Kantserov13:02 · 10–13 · xG 0.2–0.6
- Greenway – Smith – Greene8:50 · 4–8 · xG 0.1–0.1
- Teravainen – Bertuzzi – Frondell6:32 · 6–1 · xG 0.2–0.0
- Donato – Lardis – Moore5:02 · 4–7 · xG 0.2–0.2
Defence pairs
- Cole – Vlasic15:45 · 6–14 · xG 0.2–0.4
- Byram – Levshunov15:07 · 12–12 · xG 0.5–0.4
- Kaiser – Rinzel13:10 · 9–14 · xG 0.2–0.6
Blues
Forward lines
- Berggren – McMichael – McTavish10:42 · 7–9 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Thomas – Holloway – Snuggerud8:29 · 8–5 · xG 0.1–0.1
- Johnston – Dube – Suter6:13 · 9–4 · xG 0.6–0.1
- Buchnevich – Neighbours – Dvorsky6:12 · 7–4 · xG 0.3–0.1
Defence pairs
- Fowler – Carlo15:06 · 17–4 · xG 0.9–0.1
- Broberg – Jiricek12:07 · 13–9 · xG 0.5–0.3
- Parayko – Lindstein11:31 · 8–11 · xG 0.3–0.3
Three stars
- ★S. KnightCHI · .929 SV%
- ★★A. FrondellCHI · 1G 1A
- ★★★S. RinzelCHI · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 15:38STL M. McTavish (from C. McMichael)1–0
Period 2
- 05:40CHI S. Rinzel pp (from F. Nazar, N. Lardis)1–1
- 07:40CHI A. Frondell (from A. Levshunov, T. Teravainen)1–2
Period 3
- 18:51CHI C. Smith sh1–3
- 19:22STL C. McMichael pp (from P. Broberg, P. Buchnevich)2–3
- 19:56CHI F. Nazar (from T. Bertuzzi, A. Frondell)2–4