Tue, Sep 29, 10:30 p.m. ET · All games
CHI at VGK
Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model
- VGK 75%
- Expected score
- 2.4 – 3.8
- Market
- —
- Venue
- T-Mobile Arena
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.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
season opener
season opener
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.
Spencer Knight
Carter Hart
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.
Chicago Blackhawks
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)
Vegas Golden Knights
L1 Ivan Barbashev (above the league middle) · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Mark Stone (above the league middle)
L2 Brett Howden (above the league middle) · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner (top tenth of the league)
L3 Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Victor Olofsson (below the league middle)
D1 Brayden McNabb (above the league middle) · Shea Theodore (above the league middle)
D2 Parker Wotherspoon (above the league middle) · Rasmus Andersson (top tenth of the league)
PP1 Mark Stone (above the league middle) · Tomas Hertl (bottom tenth of the league) · Mitch Marner (top tenth of the league) · Jack Eichel (above the league middle) · Shea Theodore (above 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.
Chicago Blackhawks
Connor Bedard (C): Out (shoulder), listed since 2026-07-08, expected back 2026-11-07
Vegas Golden Knights
Nobody listed.