Final · All games
STL – CHI
St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks. Final. The price shown is the one frozen on the ledger before puck drop; nothing is re-priced after the fact.
- Frozen price
- Expected score
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- Market
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- Venue
- United Center
Recap · the league's own video
Recap
The league's three-minute recap and condensed game, played in the league's own player. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
The frozen price had STL at ; the pick was wrong. Ledger
Frozen before puck drop
What the ledger recorded
The prices appended to the hash-chained ledger before the game. Shown as recorded; never recomputed.
Source: CapOrCup prediction ledger
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.
2 nights off · game 3 of a road trip · 1500 km since the last game, 1 time zone
2 nights off
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
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.
Joel Hofer
Spencer Knight
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
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.
St. Louis Blues
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) · Jonatan Berggren (above the league middle)
L3 Jake Neighbours (above the league middle) · Dalibor Dvorsky (above the league middle) · Pavel Buchnevich (above the league middle)
D1 Philip Broberg (below the league middle) · Adam Jiricek
D2 Justin Barron · Colton Parayko (below the league middle)
PP1 Jake Neighbours (above the league middle) · Robert Thomas (top tenth of the league) · Dylan Holloway (above the league middle) · Jimmy Snuggerud (above the league middle) · Adam Jiricek
Chicago Blackhawks
L1 Nick Lardis (above the league middle) · Ryan Greene (below the league middle) · Patrick Kane (below the league middle)
L2 Roman Kantserov · Anton Frondell · Tyler Bertuzzi (above the league middle)
L3 Ryan Donato (below the league middle) · Dominic Toninato · Teuvo Teravainen (above the league middle)
D1 Bowen Byram (below the league middle) · Artyom Levshunov (below the league middle)
D2 Alex Vlasic (below the league middle) · Ian Cole (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 2026-10-18
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.
St. Louis Blues
Adam Jecho (C): Out (personal), listed since 2026-09-11, expected back 2026-11-03
Alexey Toropchenko (RW): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-10-02, expected back 2026-11-14
Dillon Dube (C): Out (neck), listed since 2026-10-09, expected back 2026-12-04
Logan Mailloux (D): Out (hand), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-25
Ross Johnston (LW): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-10-17, expected back 2026-10-20
Torey Krug (D): Out (ankle), listed since 2026-10-12, expected back 2027-07-01
Tyler Tucker (D): Out (knee), listed since 2026-09-28, expected back 2026-11-12
Chicago Blackhawks
Andrew Mangiapane (LW): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-29, expected back 2026-10-25
Bowen Byram (D): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-23
Ryan Ellis (D): Out For Season (back), listed since 2026-01-08, expected back 2027-07-01
Officials · the league's game centre
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Kendrick Nicholson
Michael Markovic
Tommy Hughes · Travis Gawryletz
Goals · the league's own clips
goals
Each goal plays in the league's own player, or opens on the league's site. Nothing is downloaded or rehosted.
STL · P1 15:38 · M. McTavish (C. McMichael) · on nhl.com
CHI · P2 05:40 · S. Rinzel (F. Nazar, N. Lardis) · PP · on nhl.com
CHI · P2 07:40 · A. Frondell (A. Levshunov, T. Teravainen) · on nhl.com
CHI · P3 18:51 · C. Smith · SH · empty net · on nhl.com
STL · P3 19:21 · C. McMichael (P. Broberg, P. Buchnevich) · PP · on nhl.com
CHI · P3 19:56 · F. Nazar (T. Bertuzzi, A. Frondell) · empty net · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger