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Seattle Kraken vs Chicago Blackhawks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Seattle Kraken
Away · Kraken
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
4200H
·
20M
·
24S
The read
Matty Beniers has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
United Center
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Kraken
GOALIES
Blackhawks
Joey Daccord
Likely · 23589-joey-daccord
.960 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 1W
.874 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
Kraken
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blackhawks
L1
Jared McCann · Matty Beniers · Kaapo Kakko
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Bobby McMann · Chandler Stephenson · Jordan Eberle
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Winterton · Berkly Catton · Shane Wright
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Ben Meyers · Frederick Gaudreau · Mackie Samoskevich
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Vince Dunn · Adam Larsson
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Ryker Evans · Brandon Montour
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Ryan Lindgren · Cale Fleury
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Jordan Eberle · Bobby McMann · Jared McCann · Chandler Stephenson · Vince Dunn
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Kaapo Kakko · Shane Wright · Berkly Catton · Matty Beniers · Brandon Montour
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Frederick Gaudreau · Ryan Winterton · Ryan Lindgren · Adam Larsson
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Matty Beniers · Ben Meyers · Vince Dunn · Ryker Evans
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
KrakenProjected lines
L1
Jared McCann · Matty Beniers · Kaapo Kakko
L2
Bobby McMann · Chandler Stephenson · Jordan Eberle
L3
Ryan Winterton · Berkly Catton · Shane Wright
L4
Ben Meyers · Frederick Gaudreau · Mackie Samoskevich
D1
Vince Dunn · Adam Larsson
D2
Ryker Evans · Brandon Montour
D3
Ryan Lindgren · Cale Fleury
PP1
Jordan Eberle · Bobby McMann · Jared McCann · Chandler Stephenson · Vince Dunn
PP2
Kaapo Kakko · Shane Wright · Berkly Catton · Matty Beniers · Brandon Montour
PK1
Frederick Gaudreau · Ryan Winterton · Ryan Lindgren · Adam Larsson
PK2
Matty Beniers · Ben Meyers · Vince Dunn · Ryker Evans
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
@sound_hockey · as of Oct 2
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Kraken
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Jacob Melanson
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 17
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jake O'Brien
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
KrakenInjury report
Jacob Melanson
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 17
Jake O'Brien
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
@sound_hockey · as of Oct 2
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Kraken lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Matty Beniers has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
The numbers behind it
Player
Matty Beniers has 5 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Seattle)
5
pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Tyler Bertuzzi has 5 points in his last 4 games against Seattle. See the games →
(Chicago)
5
pts, last 4 vs SEA