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NHL · October 27, 2026

Los Angeles Kings vs Chicago Blackhawks Final — October 27, 2026

Los Angeles Kings

3-5-2

Goalie Anton Forsberg Confirmed

FINAL

Chicago Blackhawks

3-8-0

Goalie Spencer Knight Confirmed

Tuesday, October 27 · 8:11 PM ET

LAStarting goaliesCHI

This season

Starts

.894

Sv%

.891

1.000

HDSv%

.846

−1.4

GSAx

−0.2

Last season

Starts

.910

Sv%

.902

.906

HDSv%

.876

+5.4

GSAx

+13.5

LAOffense2026-27 regular season to dateCHI

27th2.70

GF/G

2.1831st

20th6.64

PP GF/60

3.1032nd

LADefenseCHI

25th3.50

GA/G

3.9131st

31st14.94

PK GA/60

8.4419th

LATeamCHI

29th40.0%

Pts%

27.3%31st

22nd47.5%

xGF%

39.6%30th

19th48.5%

CF%

41.3%32nd

15th53.3%

HDCF%

32.3%29th

LA5-on-5CHI

23rd2.24

xGF/60

1.9730th

16th2.48

xGA/60

3.0030th

27th7.5%

Sh%

8.9%21st

7th91.8%

Sv%

89.0%28th

13th114.4

CF/60 (both)

105.032nd

21st−0.25

GAx/G

−0.3823rd

25th−0.34

GSAx/G

−0.2823rd

24th9.3%

Sh%

9.1%27th

16th89.0%

Sv%

88.0%27th

LASpecial teamsCHI

24th6.74

PP xG/60

5.2531st

16th71.7

PP FF/60

57.930th

27th4.5

PP min/G

5.39th

22nd8.28

PK xGA/60

7.9817th

7th4.4

PK min/G

4.510th

LARecent formCHI

Lvs BOS 1-4W@ WSH 5-2W@ NYI 3-2L@ NJD 1-3W@ NYR 6-3

Resultsoldest to newest

Wvs PIT 5-3Wvs WPG 4-3Lvs DAL 0-4Lvs MTL 1-4Lvs FLA 2-3

Game by game

3-5-2

Record

3-8-0

3-2-0

Last 5

2-3-0

3-5-2

Last 10

3-7-0

4-6

Over–under

—

LAHome and roadseason to dateCHI

0-3-0

Home record

3-4-0

3-2-2

Road record

0-4-0

0-3

Home O/U

—

4-3

Road O/U

—

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

LARest & travelCHI

1 dayback-to-back

Days of rest

2 days

713 mi1,148 km

Travel to the game

Home

−1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

LAKey injuriesCHI

Kevin Fiala LWIR

Players out or limited

Bowen Byram DOut

About these numbers

Goalie status from the G&W goalie tracker (Confirmed, Expected, Likely or Not confirmed); teams confirm starters close to puck drop. Season lines come from the NHL Lab goalie tables. GSAx = goals saved above expected (Gridiron & Wine expected goals). HD Sv% = save rate on high-danger shots.

2026-27 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (32 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

2026-27 regular season, public NHL Lab tables; ranks out of 32 teams. Expected goals are Gridiron & Wine's own expected-goals numbers.

2026-27 regular season. Rates are per 60 minutes of power-play or penalty-kill time.

Regular-season results this season, oldest to newest (OTL = overtime or shootout loss). Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Over–under uses the consensus closing total.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 27, 6:40 p.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Kings (3-5-2) visited the Blackhawks (3-8-0) on Tuesday, October 27 at 8:11 PM ET.

The Kings score 2.70 goals per game (27th of 32) and allow 3.50 (25th). The Blackhawks score 2.18 goals per game (31st of 32) and allow 3.91 (31st). The Kings earn 40.0% of available standings points (29th) and the Blackhawks 27.3% (31st).

Expected-goals share (5-on-5), the share of 5-on-5 expected goals created: Kings 47.5% (22nd), Blackhawks 39.6% (30th). Shot-attempt share (5-on-5), the share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts: Kings 48.5% (19th), Blackhawks 41.3% (32nd). High-danger chance share, the share of 5-on-5 high-danger chances: Kings 53.3% (15th), Blackhawks 32.3% (29th).

The total closed 5.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Kings -107, Blackhawks -112) prices the Kings at 49% and the Blackhawks at 51%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Los Angeles Kings 1, Chicago Blackhawks 2

Chicago Blackhawks won by 1.

Against the closing spread (Chicago Blackhawks -1.5): Los Angeles Kings covered.
Combined score 3 vs the closing total of 5.5: Under.
Chicago Blackhawks closed at -112 on the moneyline (a 51% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Puck linefavorite flipped

OpenBlackhawks +1.5 (-252)
Kings -1.5 (+200)

CloseBlackhawks -1.5 (+210)
Kings +1.5 (-278)

Totalno move

Open5.5 (o -135 / u +110)

Close5.5 (o -134 / u +108)

Moneyline

OpenKings -120 52%
Blackhawks -100 48%

CloseKings -107 49%
Blackhawks -112 51%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Members

G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 20 times since 2018-19: the Kings won 14 and the Blackhawks 6.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Dec 6, 2025	Blackhawks 0, Kings 6 Kings won	Kings -198 favorite won	5.5 over
Dec 4, 2025	Blackhawks 2, Kings 1 Blackhawks won	Kings -210 underdog won	5.5 under
Oct 26, 2025	Kings 3, Blackhawks 1 Kings won	Kings -162 favorite won	6 under
Mar 20, 2025	Kings 3, Blackhawks 1 Kings won	Kings -270 favorite won	5.5 under
Mar 3, 2025	Kings 1, Blackhawks 5 Blackhawks won	Kings -260 underdog won	5.5 over

Regular-season meetings since 2018-19, most recent first. Line = consensus closing moneyline favorite and total where line history is available.

Teams