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San Jose Sharks vs Chicago Blackhawks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
San Jose Sharks
Away · Sharks
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
3917H
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15M
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4S
The read
Chicago has found Yaroslav Askarov beatable: .735 on 34 shots.
United Center
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Sharks
GOALIES
Blackhawks
Yaroslav Askarov
Expected
.885 SV% · 3.32 GAA · 2W
.858 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
Sharks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blackhawks
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
SharksProjected lines
L1
Mason Marchment · Macklin Celebrini · Will Smith
L2
Ivar Stenberg · Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf
L3
Igor Chernyshov · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli
L4
Barclay Goodrow · Zack Ostapchuk · Kiefer Sherwood
D1
Darnell Nurse · Michael Kesselring
D2
Nolan Allan · Jacob Trouba
D3
Dmitry Orlov · Luca Cagnoni
PP1
Igor Chernyshov · Alexander Wennberg · Will Smith · Macklin Celebrini · Luca Cagnoni
PP2
Mason Marchment · Michael Misa · Tyler Toffoli · Dmitry Orlov · Ivar Stenberg
PK1
Alexander Wennberg · Collin Graf · Darnell Nurse · Jacob Trouba
PK2
Barclay Goodrow · Kiefer Sherwood · Nolan Allan · Dmitry Orlov
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
Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Sharks
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
SharksInjury report
Adam Gaudette
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Alex Barre-Boulet
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Quentin Musty
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
Cam Lund
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 19
Kyle Keyser
IR · Upper body · Expected back Dec 1
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Max Miller · Oct 3 · 8:38 PM CT
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Sharks have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Chicago has found Yaroslav Askarov beatable: .735 on 34 shots.
The problem is Ryan Donato, who has 7 points in his last 4 against the Sharks.
The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Yaroslav Askarov has struggled against Chicago — a .735 save % on 34 shots.
.735
SV% vs CHI
Player
Ryan Donato has 7 points in his last 4 games against San Jose. See the games →
(Chicago)
7
pts, last 4 vs SJS