Schedule / Matchup Preview

Chicago Blackhawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Maple Leafs · THU · JAN 14 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · JAN 14 · 6:00 PM CT
Scotiabank Arena
CHSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
Upcoming
THU · JAN 14 · 6:00 PM CT
CHSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Patrick Kane: 13 goals on 96 shots. But William Nylander has made a habit of hurting the Blackhawks: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs
Home · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Maple Leafs
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Maple Leafs
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
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
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Maple Leafs
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Patrick Kane: 13 goals on 96 shots. But William Nylander has made a habit of hurting the Blackhawks: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Patrick Kane has 13 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (96 shots).
(Chicago)
13 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
Tyler Bertuzzi has 11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (50 shots).
(Chicago)
11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Player
William Nylander has 5 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Toronto)
5 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals