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Chicago Blackhawks vs Ottawa Senators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
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0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
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DAYS
1844H
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16M
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2S
The read
The Blackhawks have found Linus Ullmark beatable: .851 on 121 shots. But the problem is Tim Stützle, who has 7 points in his last 4 against the Blackhawks.
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Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Senators
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
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
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.
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Matchup Intel
The Blackhawks have found Linus Ullmark beatable: .851 on 121 shots. But the problem is Tim Stützle, who has 7 points in his last 4 against the Blackhawks.
Stay out of the box: the Blackhawks' power play ranks 1st and Ottawa's penalty kill sits 26th. Teuvo Teravainen has solved Linus Ullmark before, 5 goals on 24 shots.
The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Linus Ullmark has struggled against Chicago — a .851 save % on 121 shots.
.851
SV% vs CHI
Matchup
Teuvo Teravainen has 5 goals on Linus Ullmark (24 shots).
(Chicago)
5
goals on Linus Ullmark
Special Teams
Chicago's power play ranks 1st while Ottawa's penalty kill ranks 26th.
1st / 26th
PP vs PK
History
Chicago has won 10 of their last 13 against Ottawa. See the games →
10-3
last 13 vs OTT
Player
Connor Bedard has 7 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(Chicago)
7
pts, last 4 vs OTT
Player
Tim Stützle has 7 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Ottawa)
7
pts, last 4 vs CHI
Matchup
Bowen Byram has 4 goals on Linus Ullmark (5 shots).
(Chicago)
4
goals on Linus Ullmark
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298
career goals