Final · All games
DAL – CHI
Dallas Stars 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
- 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 DAL at ; the pick was right. 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 2 of a road trip · 1500 km since the last game, 1 time zone
1 night 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.
Jake Oettinger
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.
Dallas Stars
L1 Sam Steel (above the league middle) · Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle)
L2 Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league) · Roope Hintz (bottom tenth of the league) · Jamie Benn (above the league middle)
L3 Justin Hryckowian (above the league middle) · Arttu Hyry · Tyler Seguin
D1 Esa Lindell (above the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle)
D2 Thomas Harley (below the league middle) · Nils Lundkvist (above the league middle)
PP1 Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Roope Hintz (bottom tenth of the league) · Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle) · Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league)
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.
Dallas Stars
Cameron Hughes (C): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-21, expected back 2026-10-25
Matt Duchene (C): Out (abdomen), listed since 2026-09-30, expected back 2027-01-12
Oskar Back (C): Out (finger), listed since 2026-10-14, expected back 2026-10-22
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.
Jake Brenk
Justin Kea
Bevan Mills · Brandon Grillo
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.
DAL · P2 04:58 · J. Robertson (M. Rantanen, T. Harley) · PP · on nhl.com
DAL · P2 14:10 · A. Hyry (S. Steel) · on nhl.com
DAL · P3 01:27 · A. Hyry (N. Lundkvist) · on nhl.com
DAL · P3 09:40 · R. Hintz (T. Seguin, J. Robertson) · on nhl.com
Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger