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Chicago Blackhawks vs Edmonton Oilers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Oilers · SUN · DEC 6 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · DEC 6 · 6:00 PM CT
United Center
CHSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
VS
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
Upcoming
SUN · DEC 6 · 6:00 PM CT
CHSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The Blackhawks have dropped 11 of the last 13 to Edmonton, and that history walks in with them.
United Center
Edmonton Oilers
Away · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Oilers
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Oilers
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
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
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Oilers
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

The Blackhawks have dropped 11 of the last 13 to Edmonton, and that history walks in with them.

Connor McDavid has made a habit of hurting the Blackhawks: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
History
Chicago has lost 11 of their last 13 against Edmonton. See the games →
11-2 last 13 vs EDM
Player
Connor McDavid has 7 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Edmonton)
7 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Evan Bouchard has 7 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Edmonton)
7 pts, last 4 vs CHI