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PuckCast Edge
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Final · Tue, Oct 27, 8:00 PM ET
Darcy Kuemper · 0.891 SV%
The preseason ratings make Chicago Blackhawks 50.4% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 0.4 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project CHI for 83 points and LAK for 90.
The model leaned Chicago Blackhawks at 50.4%.
PuckCast had Chicago Blackhawks at 50.4% to win this game on Tue, Oct 27. The matchup detail follows.
LAK controlled play at 5v5 last season, 48.3% of the expected goals to 39.9%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Spencer Knight (CHI) saved -12.5 goals above expected to Darcy Kuemper's -22.9, on save percentages of 0.902 and 0.891.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Chicago Blackhawks over Los Angeles Kings is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
LAK
Darcy Kuemper
50 games, 2025-26
CHI
Spencer Knight
55 games, 2025-26
| LAK | Metric | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| 48.3% | xGF% (5v5) | 39.9% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artemi Panarin | L | 25 | 47 | 72 |
 Adrian Kempe | R | 27 | 31 | 58 |
 Quinton Byfield | R | 22 | 31 | 52 |
 Kevin Fiala | L | 22 | 28 | 50 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor Bedard | C | 31 | 52 | 83 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Kings | 90 | 44.3% |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 83 | 25.9% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: CHI 3, LAK 6
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-06 | CHI @ LAK | CHI 0, LAK 6 | LAK hit |
| 2025-12-04 | CHI @ LAK | CHI 2, LAK 1 | LAK missed |
| 2025-10-26 | LAK @ CHI | LAK 3, CHI 1 | LAK hit |
| 2025-03-20 | LAK @ CHI | LAK 3, CHI 1 | LAK hit |
| 2025-03-03 | LAK @ CHI | LAK 1, CHI 5 | LAK missed |
| 2024-11-02 | CHI @ LAK | CHI 6, LAK 5 | LAK missed |
| 2024-04-18 | CHI @ LAK | CHI 4, LAK 5 | LAK hit |
| 2024-03-19 | CHI @ LAK | CHI 2, LAK 6 | LAK hit |
 Teuvo Teravainen | C | 15 | 29 | 44 |
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 Frank Nazar | C | 16 | 25 | 41 |
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 Tyler Bertuzzi | L | 20 | 20 | 40 |
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