SEA at CHI
Seattle Kraken at Chicago Blackhawks. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
- Model now
- Expected score
- Market
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- Venue
- United Center
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
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.
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights · game 2 of a road trip · rest disadvantage
1 night off · third game in four nights · rest advantage
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.
Joey Daccord
Spencer Knight
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.
Seattle Kraken
L1 Jared McCann (above the league middle) · Matty Beniers (below the league middle) · Mackie Samoskevich (bottom tenth of the league)
L2 Bobby McMann (top tenth of the league) · Chandler Stephenson (top tenth of the league) · Jordan Eberle (below the league middle)
L3 Kaapo Kakko (above the league middle) · Berkly Catton (below the league middle) · Shane Wright (below the league middle)
D1 Vince Dunn (above the league middle) · Adam Larsson (above the league middle)
D2 Ryker Evans (top tenth of the league) · Brandon Montour (above the league middle)
PP1 Kaapo Kakko (above the league middle) · Shane Wright (below the league middle) · Berkly Catton (below the league middle) · Matty Beniers (below the league middle) · Brandon Montour (above the league middle)
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)
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.
Seattle Kraken
Brandon Montour (D): Day To Day (lower body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-19
Jacob Melanson (RW): Out (chest), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-12-01
Jake O'Brien (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-27, expected back 2026-10-24
Ryan Lindgren (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-11-19
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
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.