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Edmonton Oilers vs Chicago Blackhawks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Blackhawks · SAT · MAR 6 · 9:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 6 · 9:00 PM CT
Rogers Place
CHSN
Edmonton Oilers
Oilers
2–0–1
VS
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 6 · 9:00 PM CT
CHSN
Edmonton Oilers
Home · Oilers
2–0–1
5 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The Oilers have owned this one lately, winning 11 of the last 13 meetings.
Rogers Place
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Oilers
GOALIES
Blackhawks
Devon Levi
Devon Levi
Expected
.810 SV% · 4.02 GAA · 2W
.850 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
Oilers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blackhawks
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
OilersProjected lines
L1
Vasily Podkolzin · Connor McDavid · Leon Draisaitl
L2
Max Jones · Colton Dach · Kasperi Kapanen
L3
Alex Formenton · Owen Michaels · Mathieu Joseph
L4
Isaac Howard · Josh Samanski · Trent Frederic
D1
Mattias Ekholm · Evan Bouchard
D2
Ryan Shea · Connor Murphy
D3
Jake Walman · Ty Emberson
PP1
Vasily Podkolzin · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Evan Bouchard · Connor McDavid
PP2
Trent Frederic · Colton Dach · Isaac Howard · Ryan Shea · Jake Walman
PK1
Connor McDavid · Kasperi Kapanen · Mattias Ekholm · Connor Murphy
PK2
Leon Draisaitl · Vasily Podkolzin · Ryan Shea · Evan Bouchard
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
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Oilers
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
OilersInjury report
Zach Hyman
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Alec Regula
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Matt Savoie
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 24
Jason Dickinson
IR · Foot · Expected back Oct 10
Frederik Andersen
IR · Knee · Expected back Dec 30
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Edmonton Oilers · Oct 3 · 5:55 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Oilers have won 2 straight and are 2-0-1 in their first 3 games. The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

The Oilers have owned this one lately, winning 11 of the last 13 meetings.

Connor McDavid has quietly owned this matchup, 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

The numbers behind it
History
Edmonton has won 11 of their last 13 against Chicago. See the games →
11-2 last 13 vs CHI
Player
Connor McDavid has 7 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Edmonton)
7 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Evan Bouchard has 7 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Edmonton)
7 pts, last 4 vs CHI