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Los Angeles Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Los Angeles Kings
Away · Kings
0–1–1
1 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
556H
·
56M
·
57S
The read
Ian Cole is still looking for his first goal on Darcy Kuemper after 27 shots.
United Center
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Kings
GOALIES
Blackhawks
Darcy Kuemper
Expected
.724 SV% · 8.08 GAA · 0W
.767 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kings
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blackhawks
L1
Artemi Panarin · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Turcotte · Alex Laferriere
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Trevor Moore · Erik Haula · Joel Armia
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Scott Laughton · Corey Perry
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Brian Dumoulin · Drew Doughty
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Joel Edmundson · Brandt Clarke
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Mikey Anderson · Cody Ceci
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Mats Zuccarello · Quinton Byfield · Adrian Kempe · Artemi Panarin · Brandt Clarke
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Alex Turcotte · Erik Haula · Alex Laferriere · Erik Gustafsson · Drew Doughty
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Erik Haula · Joel Armia · Mikey Anderson · Drew Doughty
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Scott Laughton · Trevor Moore · Joel Edmundson · Cody Ceci
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
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
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Kings
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Otto Salin
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jakub Dvorak
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Jan Jenik
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Kevin Fiala
IR · Left lower leg (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
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
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Zach Dooley · Oct 3 · 8:39 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Kings lost their last game in overtime and are 0-1-1 in their first 2 games. The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Ian Cole is still looking for his first goal on Darcy Kuemper after 27 shots.
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