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2026-27 forecast · Fri, Nov 27, 5:30 PM ET
Igor Shesterkin · 0.912 SV%
The preseason ratings make New York Rangers 51.3% to win on the road: barely a lean at all, worth 1.3 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project NYR for 91 points and CHI for 83.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives New York Rangers a 51.3% chance to win on Fri, Nov 27. The matchup detail follows.
NYR controlled play at 5v5 last season, 51.1% of the expected goals to 39.9%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Igor Shesterkin (NYR) saved 2.2 goals above expected to Spencer Knight's -12.5, on save percentages of 0.912 and 0.902.
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. New York Rangers over Chicago Blackhawks 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.
NYR
Igor Shesterkin
51 games, 2025-26
CHI
Spencer Knight
55 games, 2025-26
| NYR | Metric | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| 51.1% | xGF% (5v5) | 39.9% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
New York Rangers
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 51 | 61 | |
| C | 24 | 37 | 61 | |
| C | 19 | 37 | 56 | |
| R | 32 | 22 | 54 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 31 | 52 | 83 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers | 91 | 37.5% |
| 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 2, NYR 4
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | CHI @ NYR | CHI 1, NYR 6 | NYR hit |
| 2025-12-10 | NYR @ CHI | NYR 0, CHI 3 | NYR missed |
| 2025-01-05 | NYR @ CHI | NYR 6, CHI 2 | NYR hit |
| 2024-12-09 | CHI @ NYR | CHI 2, NYR 1 | NYR missed |
| 2024-02-09 | NYR @ CHI | NYR 4, CHI 3 | NYR hit |
| 2024-01-04 | CHI @ NYR | CHI 1, NYR 4 | NYR hit |
| R | 18 | 36 | 54 |
| C | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| C | 16 | 25 | 41 |