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NHLSeason 2026
Wednesday, 7 October 2026 · 02:16
Chicago Blackhawks
St Louis Blues
United Center · Chicago, IL
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Over 5.5 goals
1xBet1.91Unibet1.89Pinnacle1.88Archived odds
What the published prediction returned once the match was played.
Chicago has home ice and the season opener, but the confirmed absence of Connor Bedard limits its depth at center. St. Louis has an established offensive core, while its main drawback is a sequence of three road games and a reshuffled défense.
Read the full analysisNo complete regular-season statistics are available to measure form or relative level before this game. Chicago began its season in Vegas on 29 September.
St. Louis must play Dallas on 2 October and then Colorado on 3 October before traveling to Chicago, creating a recovery and travel constraint, with no established measurable effect. NHL hockey is played in three 20-minute periods on a regulation ice surface.
No recent matchup between the two teams is documented in the verifiable information. Any preseason games are insufficient to establish a prédictive history for this regular-season meeting.
The Chicago scenario is based on home-ice advantage, the opening-game crowd, the announced defensive reinforcements around Bowen Byram, and the presence of Patrick Kane, facing an opponent at the end of a three-game road trip. It is nevertheless undermined by Bedard’s absence, the still-untested center depth, and uncertainty in goal.
The St. Louis scenario relies on Robert Thomas, Pavel Buchnevich, Dylan Holloway, Mason McTavish, and Connor McMichael, as well as two established goaltenders. It can take advantage of a diminished Chicago center group and offense, but travel fatigue, Mailloux’s absence, and goaltender rotation may reduce that advantage.
The special teams and the actual workload of the previous games remain unknown. The local schedule is set for October 6 in Chicago, while the schedule displayed in universal time corresponds to October 7; the local time therefore remains to be confirmed in the final display.
Chicago hosts St. Louis at the United Center for its home opener on Tuesday 6 October 2026 at 19 h CT. The lines, defensive pairings, and starting goaltenders have not yet been announced.
Chicago's goaltending group is Spencer Knight-Arvid Soderblom, with no starter designated. In St. Louis, Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer are the announced options.
Chicago BlackhawksSt Louis Blues
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | Diff | Pts |
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| 1 | Utah Mammoth | 4 | 3 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
| 2 | Vegas Golden Knights | 4 | 3 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild | 3 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
| 4 | Edmonton Oilers | 3 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| 13 | St. Louis Blues | 3 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | 4 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 2 |
| 15 | Los Angeles Kings | 3 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 1 |
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