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Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Blackhawks · TUE · DEC 29 · 7:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
TUE · DEC 29 · 7:00 PM CT
United Center
SCRIPPS · CHSN
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
@
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
Upcoming
TUE · DEC 29 · 7:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS · CHSN
Vegas Golden Knights
Away · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Carter Hart has not had an answer for Patrick Kane: 4 goals on 15 shots. But the man to watch is Mark Stone: 5 points in his last 4 against Chicago.
United Center
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
Golden Knights
GOALIES
Blackhawks
Carter Hart
Carter Hart
Likely · 3874-carter-hart
.870 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 1W
.911 SV% L5 · Steady
VS
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
Golden Knights
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blackhawks
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
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
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Golden Knights
INJURY REPORT
Blackhawks
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · 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
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2 Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Golden Knights 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.

Matchup Intel

Carter Hart has not had an answer for Patrick Kane: 4 goals on 15 shots. But the man to watch is Mark Stone: 5 points in his last 4 against Chicago.

The Golden Knights won the first meeting 5-2 back on Sep 29.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Patrick Kane has 4 goals on Carter Hart (15 shots).
(Chicago)
4 goals on Carter Hart
Player
Mark Stone has 5 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Vegas)
5 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Tyler Bertuzzi has 5 points in his last 4 games against Vegas. See the games →
(Chicago)
5 pts, last 4 vs VGK
Matchup
Tomas Hertl has 15 shots on Spencer Knight without a goal.
(Vegas)
0/15 vs Spencer Knight
Series
Second meeting of the season — Vegas took the first 5-2 on Sep 29. See the games →
1-0 series, VGK