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Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
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St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
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Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
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The read
St. Louis has found Spencer Knight beatable: .872 on 172 shots. But stay out of the box: the Blackhawks' power play ranks 1st and St. Louis' penalty kill sits 24th.
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St. Louis Blues
Home · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Blues
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blues
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
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
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Blues
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

St. Louis has found Spencer Knight beatable: .872 on 172 shots. But stay out of the box: the Blackhawks' power play ranks 1st and St. Louis' penalty kill sits 24th.

Connor Bedard has quietly owned this matchup, 6 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Spencer Knight has struggled against St. Louis — a .872 save % on 172 shots.
.872 SV% vs STL
Special Teams
Chicago's power play ranks 1st while St. Louis' penalty kill ranks 24th.
1st / 24th PP vs PK
Player
Connor Bedard has 6 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Chicago)
6 pts, last 4 vs STL
Player
Tyler Tucker has 5 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(St. Louis)
5 pts, last 4 vs CHI