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Chicago Blackhawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Penguins · TUE · DEC 8 · 6:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · DEC 8 · 6:30 PM CT
PPG Paints Arena
TNT · HBO MAX · SN-PIT
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Upcoming
TUE · DEC 8 · 6:30 PM CT
TNT · HBO MAX · SN-PIT
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Pittsburgh has found Spencer Knight beatable: .848 on 112 shots.
PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Penguins
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
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
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Pittsburgh has found Spencer Knight beatable: .848 on 112 shots.

The problem is Bryan Rust, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Blackhawks. A milestone is in reach for Nick Robertson: 2 more goals for 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Spencer Knight has struggled against Pittsburgh — a .848 save % on 112 shots.
.848 SV% vs PIT
Player
Bryan Rust has 5 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Pittsburgh)
5 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals