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Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
648H
·
14M
·
38S
The read
Patrick Kane is still looking for his first goal on Jeremy Swayman after 25 shots.
TD Garden
Boston Bruins
Home · Bruins
2–1–0
4 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Bruins
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jeremy Swayman
Expected
.947 SV% · 1.47 GAA · 2W
.909 SV% L5 · Steady
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Bruins
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
JJ Peterka · Elias Lindholm · David Pastrnak
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Casey Mittelstadt · Pavel Zacha · Morgan Geekie
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
James Hagens · Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Tanner Jeannot · Sean Kuraly · Mark Kastelic
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Hampus Lindholm · Will Borgen
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Nikita Zadorov · Connor Clifton
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Jonathan Aspirot · Mason Lohrei
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Morgan Geekie · Pavel Zacha · JJ Peterka · David Pastrnak · Hampus Lindholm
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
James Hagens · Fraser Minten · Casey Mittelstadt · Elias Lindholm · Mason Lohrei
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Sean Kuraly · Mark Kastelic · Hampus Lindholm · Will Borgen
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov · Nikita Zadorov · Connor Clifton
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
BruinsProjected lines
L1
JJ Peterka · Elias Lindholm · David Pastrnak
L2
Casey Mittelstadt · Pavel Zacha · Morgan Geekie
L3
James Hagens · Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov
L4
Tanner Jeannot · Sean Kuraly · Mark Kastelic
D1
Hampus Lindholm · Will Borgen
D2
Nikita Zadorov · Connor Clifton
D3
Jonathan Aspirot · Mason Lohrei
PP1
Morgan Geekie · Pavel Zacha · JJ Peterka · David Pastrnak · Hampus Lindholm
PP2
James Hagens · Fraser Minten · Casey Mittelstadt · Elias Lindholm · Mason Lohrei
PK1
Sean Kuraly · Mark Kastelic · Hampus Lindholm · Will Borgen
PK2
Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov · Nikita Zadorov · Connor Clifton
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Belle Fraser · Oct 3 · 6:41 PM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Bruins
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Matthew Poitras
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
BruinsInjury report
Matthew Poitras
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Belle Fraser · Oct 3 · 6:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Bruins lost their last game and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Patrick Kane is still looking for his first goal on Jeremy Swayman after 25 shots.
Boston has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Blackhawks need to break. David Pastrnak has made a habit of hurting the Blackhawks: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Patrick Kane has 25 shots on Jeremy Swayman without a goal.
(Chicago)
0/25
vs Jeremy Swayman
History
Chicago has lost 10 of their last 13 against Boston. See the games →
10-3
last 13 vs BOS
Player
David Pastrnak has 7 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Boston)
7
pts, last 4 vs CHI