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Chicago Blackhawks vs New Jersey Devils · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Devils · SUN · FEB 21 · 5:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · FEB 21 · 5:00 PM CT
United Center
CHSN · MSGSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
VS
New Jersey Devils
Devils
0–0–0
Upcoming
SUN · FEB 21 · 5:00 PM CT
CHSN · MSGSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
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The read
Jake Allen has not had an answer for Patrick Kane: 11 goals on 89 shots. But New Jersey has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Blackhawks need to break.
United Center
New Jersey Devils
Away · Devils
0–0–0
0 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Devils
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jake Allen
Jake Allen
Expected
.920 SV% · 1.89 GAA · 1W
.896 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Devils
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
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
DevilsProjected lines
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Devils
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
DevilsInjury report
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Jake Allen has not had an answer for Patrick Kane: 11 goals on 89 shots. But New Jersey has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Blackhawks need to break.

Jack Hughes has made a habit of hurting the Blackhawks: 7 points in the last 4 meetings. Stay out of the box: the Blackhawks' power play ranks 1st and New Jersey's penalty kill sits 22nd.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Patrick Kane has 11 goals on Jake Allen (89 shots).
(Chicago)
11 goals on Jake Allen
Matchup
Tyler Bertuzzi has 5 goals on Jake Allen (29 shots).
(Chicago)
5 goals on Jake Allen
History
Chicago has lost 10 of their last 13 against New Jersey. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs NJD
Player
Jack Hughes has 7 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(New Jersey)
7 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Nico Hischier has 6 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(New Jersey)
6 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Special Teams
Chicago's power play ranks 1st while New Jersey's penalty kill ranks 22nd.
1st / 22nd PP vs PK