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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks prediction

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Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Pittsburgh Penguins

Last game: Oct 22

Forwards

  1. 1st line10 min together
    18LWNovakTommy87CCrosbySidney67RWRakellRickard
  2. 2nd line10 min together
    62LWKuzmenkoAndrei46CLizotteBlake2RWMcGroartyRutger
  3. 3rd line9 min together
    14LWRobertsonNick19CDewarConnor25RWSöderblomElmer
  4. 4th line7 min together
    22LWLapierreHendrix71CMalkinEvgeni41RWKoivunenVille

Defence

  1. 1st pair13 min together
    65DKarlssonErik24DStastneySpencer
  2. 2nd pair12 min together
    6DKorczakKaedan72DCarlileDeclan
  3. 3rd pair11 min together
    58DLetangKris7DSolovyovIlya

Goalies

Chicago Blackhawks

Last game: Oct 17

Forwards

  1. 1st line12 min together
    80LWKantserovRoman98CBedardConnor88RWKanePatrick
  2. 2nd line9 min together
    59LWBertuzziTyler86CTeräväinenTeuvo16RWFrondellAnton
  3. 3rd line8 min together
    8LWDonatoRyan91CNazarFrank11RWMooreOliver
  4. 4th line6 min together
    12LWGreenwayJordan20CGreeneRyan22RWSmithCole

Defence

  1. 1st pair14 min together
    44DKaiserWyatt55DLevshunovArtyom
  2. 2nd pair11 min together
    72DVlasicAlex28DColeIan
  3. 3rd pair12 min together
    6DRinzelSam38DMastroEthan Del

Goalies

How we read the lines: from the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop.

Rutger McGroarty: Martin Rulsch , Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Connor Bedard: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Patrick Kane: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Tyler Bertuzzi: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0; Teuvo Teräväinen: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0; Ryan Donato: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0; Frank Nazar: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Oliver Moore: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jordan Greenway: Surveytrevor, CC BY-SA 4.0; Wyatt Kaiser: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Artyom Levshunov: Trevor Cokley (U.S. Air Force Academy), Public domain; Alex Vlasic: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0; Ian Cole: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0; Sam Rinzel: SecretName101, CC BY 4.0; Ethan Del Mastro: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Arturs Silovs PIT

.885 save percentage

3.01 GAA · 4–3–0 · 2 shutouts · 7 starts

Spencer Knight CHI

.888 save percentage

3.59 GAA · 3–4–0 · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits: Spencer Knight: Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Team leaders

Pittsburgh PenguinsThis seasonChicago Blackhawks

Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (9 games per team); current squads only.

Photo credits: Patrick Kane: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recent form

Pittsburgh Penguins

W4–0L4–5L2–6L2–5L3–5

Chicago Blackhawks

L0–4W4–3W5–3L2–5L1–4

W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation

Head to head

  • Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 Pittsburgh Penguins

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