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Chicago Blackhawks vs Calgary Flames · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Flames · SAT · NOV 21 · 2:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · NOV 21 · 2:30 PM CT
Scotiabank Saddledome
CHSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
@
Calgary Flames
Flames
0–2–0
Upcoming
SAT · NOV 21 · 2:30 PM CT
CHSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Stay out of the box: the Blackhawks' power play ranks 1st and Calgary's penalty kill sits 30th.
Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary Flames
Home · Flames
0–2–0
0 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Flames
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Dustin Wolf
Dustin Wolf
Likely · 29507-dustin-wolf
.812 SV% · 6.02 GAA · 0W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Flames
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Matvei Gridin · Morgan Frost · Matt Coronato
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Samuel Honzek · Mikael Backlund · Joel Farabee
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Brennan Othmann · Ryan Strome · Yegor Sharangovich
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Maxim Tsyplakov · Martin Pospisil · Adam Klapka
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Kevin Bahl · Zach Whitecloud
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Joel Hanley · Simon Nemec
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Jacob Middleton · Zayne Parekh
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Joel Farabee · Morgan Frost · Matt Coronato · Matvei Gridin · Zayne Parekh
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Maxim Tsyplakov · Ryan Strome · Brennan Othmann · Simon Nemec · Yegor Sharangovich
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Mikael Backlund · Joel Farabee · Jacob Middleton · Zach Whitecloud
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Yegor Sharangovich · Samuel Honzek · Joel Hanley · Kevin Bahl
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
FlamesProjected lines
L1
Matvei Gridin · Morgan Frost · Matt Coronato
L2
Samuel Honzek · Mikael Backlund · Joel Farabee
L3
Brennan Othmann · Ryan Strome · Yegor Sharangovich
L4
Maxim Tsyplakov · Martin Pospisil · Adam Klapka
D1
Kevin Bahl · Zach Whitecloud
D2
Joel Hanley · Simon Nemec
D3
Jacob Middleton · Zayne Parekh
PP1
Joel Farabee · Morgan Frost · Matt Coronato · Matvei Gridin · Zayne Parekh
PP2
Maxim Tsyplakov · Ryan Strome · Brennan Othmann · Simon Nemec · Yegor Sharangovich
PK1
Mikael Backlund · Joel Farabee · Jacob Middleton · Zach Whitecloud
PK2
Yegor Sharangovich · Samuel Honzek · Joel Hanley · Kevin Bahl
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Derek Wills · as of Oct 3
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Flames
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jonathan Huberdeau
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Oct 10
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
FlamesInjury report
Jonathan Huberdeau
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Oct 10
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Derek Wills · as of Oct 3
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Flames have dropped 2 straight and are 0-2-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Stay out of the box: the Blackhawks' power play ranks 1st and Calgary's penalty kill sits 30th.

Dustin Wolf has not had an answer for Connor Bedard: 5 goals on 22 shots.

The numbers behind it
Special Teams
Chicago's power play ranks 1st while Calgary's penalty kill ranks 30th.
1st / 30th PP vs PK
Matchup
Connor Bedard has 5 goals on Dustin Wolf (22 shots).
(Chicago)
5 goals on Dustin Wolf
Matchup
Tyler Bertuzzi has 4 goals on Dustin Wolf (9 shots).
(Chicago)
4 goals on Dustin Wolf