Final · All games

CHI 0 – 1 STL

Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues. Final. The model's pre-game price is kept below as recorded.

Model
STL 66%
Expected score
2.6 – 3.6
Market
—
Venue
Enterprise Center
Pre-game price

What the model says

Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average.

STL win66%CHI 34%
FinishesSTL reg 54% · OT/SO 13%CHI reg 25% · OT/SO 9%
Most likely finalsCHI 2–3 STL (7%) · CHI 1–4 STL (7%) · CHI 2–5 STL (6%)
Club ratings (Elo)STL 1518 · CHI 1384by results; last season's, until this one has enough games

Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)

Starters · depth chart 2026-09-28

In goal

The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.

CHI · expected (depth chart)

Spencer Knight

Goalie rating 1486 (below the league middle) · +20.7 saved above expected on 2424 shots last season
STL · expected (depth chart)

Joel Hofer

Goalie rating 1550 (top tenth of the league) · +15.1 saved above expected on 1950 shots last season
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-09-28

Expected lines

What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.

CHI

Chicago Blackhawks

Head coach Jeff Blashill

L1 Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar (below the league middle) · Patrick Kane (below the league middle)

L2 Tyler Bertuzzi (above the league middle) · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis (above the league middle)

L3 Ryan Donato (below the league middle) · Oliver Moore (below the league middle) · Andrew Mangiapane (below the league middle)

D1 Alex Vlasic (below the league middle) · Bowen Byram (below the league middle)

D2 Wyatt Kaiser (above the league middle) · Artyom Levshunov (below the league middle)

PP1 Tyler Bertuzzi (above the league middle) · Roman Kantserov · Anton Frondell · Patrick Kane (below the league middle) · Bowen Byram (below the league middle)

STL

St. Louis Blues

Head coach Jim Montgomery

L1 Dylan Holloway (above the league middle) · Robert Thomas (top tenth of the league) · Jimmy Snuggerud (above the league middle)

L2 Connor McMichael (below the league middle) · Mason McTavish (below the league middle) · Pavel Buchnevich (above the league middle)

L3 Jake Neighbours (above the league middle) · Dalibor Dvorsky (above the league middle) · Jonatan Berggren (above the league middle)

D1 Philip Broberg (below the league middle) · Logan Mailloux (above the league middle)

D2 Theo Lindstein · Colton Parayko (below the league middle)

PP1 Jimmy Snuggerud (above the league middle) · Robert Thomas (top tenth of the league) · Dylan Holloway (above the league middle) · Philip Broberg (below the league middle) · Mason McTavish (below the league middle)

Injury listings · as of 2026-09-29

Who the clubs list as out

Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.

CHI · 1 out

Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard (C): Out (shoulder), listed since 2026-07-08, expected back 2026-11-07

STL · 2 out

St. Louis Blues

Logan Mailloux (D): Out (hand), listed since 2026-09-28

Tyler Tucker (D): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-28

Goals · the league's own clips

1 goals

Each goal links to the league's clip on its own site. Nothing is rehosted.

STL · P3 03:39 · C. Rosen (C. McMichael, P. Buchnevich) · clip

Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger