Final · All games

STL 2 – 3 CHI

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

Model
STL 60%
Expected score
3.4 – 2.8
Market
—
Venue
United 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.

CHI win40%STL 60%
FinishesCHI reg 30% · OT/SO 10%STL reg 47% · OT/SO 13%
Most likely finalsSTL 3–2 CHI (7%) · STL 4–1 CHI (6%) · STL 4–3 CHI (6%)
Ledgermorning 40% CHIlineups 45% · hash eaeb8d36c8
Club ratings (Elo)CHI 1384 · STL 1518by 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.

STL · expected (depth chart)

Joel Hofer

Goalie rating 1550 (top tenth of the league) · +15.1 saved above expected on 1950 shots last season
CHI · expected (depth chart)

Spencer Knight

Goalie rating 1486 (below the league middle) · +20.7 saved above expected on 2424 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.

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)

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)

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.

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

CHI · 1 out

Chicago Blackhawks

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

Goals · the league's own clips

5 goals

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

CHI · P1 06:27 · A. Frondell (T. Bertuzzi) · clip

CHI · P2 07:00 · I. Cole · SH · clip

CHI · P2 09:31 · R. Kantserov (T. Bertuzzi, N. Lardis) · PP · clip

STL · P2 19:04 · J. Berggren · clip

STL · P3 18:44 · C. Parayko (J. Snuggerud, R. Thomas) · clip

Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger