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2026-27 Preseason

Chicago Blackhawks Playoff Odds & Team Stats

Chicago Blackhawks
CHI
Western
Season Record: 29-39-14 (72 pts, 43.9%)
Last 5 games:
20% win rate

Points Percentage

43.9%
72 pts in 82 games

Overtime Record

7-14
OT/SO: 7 wins, 14 losses

Recent Expected Goals

2.72
For per game (last 10 games)

Expected Goals Against

3.47
Allowed per game (season-to-date)

xG Differential

-0.62
Expected goals for minus against (per game)

Goals Above Expected

-14.3
Actual goals for minus expected goals for

Flood Games

29
24W – 5L when a Flood occurred

Grip Games

1
0W – 1L when the Grip was held

Playoff Odds

49.1%
Chance to make playoffs.

Stanley Cup Odds

3.4%
Projected via season-long simulation.

Conference Outlook

6.4%
Western Conference title probability.

Team Style Profile

Percentiles vs the league this season (p100 = top). Style axes describe how a team plays (higher isn't better or worse); colored axes are evaluative (higher = better), and variance axes (finishing, goaltending) tend to regress — treat them as luck, not skill.

Offense
Shot Volume style 37.8/gm · p9
Slot Location style 27.5% · p16
Finishing variance 0.95 G/xG · p44
Shot Quality 0.071 xG/sh · p19
Defense
Shot Suppression 45.2/gm · p12
Slot Defense 30.8% allowed · p12
Goaltending variance 1.01 GA/xGA · p28
Quality Allowed 0.074 xG/sh · p72

Regression Watch

Chicago Blackhawks is finishing 6% below expected (0.94). This often rebounds upward.

Top Scorers (xG Leaders)

Player GP Shots xG Goals
Connor Bedard6833930.632
Tyler Bertuzzi7725028.232
Frank Nazar6122221.816
Ilya Mikheyev7017318.618
Ryan Donato7021817.716

Team Trends (15-game rolling)

Rolling Win Prediction Accuracy (15g)0.000.501.00Accuracy
xG Differential (15g rolling)-1.11-0.60-0.09xG For - Against
Goals vs xG (15g rolling)1.272.433.60Goals ForxG For
Cumulative Points vs Expected0.8395.94191.05ActualExpected

Recent Results

DateOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp AgainstxG ForxG AgainstResult
2026-04-15SJS38.2%3.103.133.081.74W
2026-04-13BUF35.3%2.753.961.873.17L
2026-04-11STL35.1%3.283.903.283.05L
2026-04-09CAR31.2%2.255.782.082.73L
2026-04-06SJS32.6%2.843.673.512.34L
2026-04-04SEA35.5%2.913.213.712.45W
2026-04-02EDM23.2%2.333.283.504.73L
2026-03-31WPG43.3%2.763.121.982.47L
2026-03-29NJD33.8%2.393.863.805.81L
2026-03-27NYR28.3%2.643.832.563.78L

Upcoming Games

DateLocal TimeOpponentPred Win%Exp ForExp Against
2026-10-017:00 PM MDTUTA38.8%2.243.65
2026-10-037:00 PM EDTBUF41.4%3.083.56
2026-10-067:00 PM CDTSTL34.3%2.624.39
2026-10-087:30 PM EDTNYI41.5%2.792.59
2026-10-106:00 PM CDTCAR30.5%1.755.96
2026-10-137:00 PM CDTPIT33.6%2.514.53
2026-10-157:00 PM CDTWPG38.6%2.553.47
2026-10-176:00 PM CDTDAL34.2%2.534.02