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Chicago Blackhawks vs Los Angeles Kings · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
3488H
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13M
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53S
The read
Darcy Kuemper has Ian Cole figured out, 27 shots without a goal.
United Center
Los Angeles Kings
Away · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Kings
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Kings
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
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
KingsProjected lines
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Kings
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
KingsInjury report
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Darcy Kuemper has Ian Cole figured out, 27 shots without a goal.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Ian Cole has 27 shots on Darcy Kuemper without a goal.
(Chicago)
0/27
vs Darcy Kuemper
Matchup
Kevin Fiala has 19 shots on Spencer Knight without a goal.
(Los Angeles)
0/19
vs Spencer Knight