Blackhawks lines
The Chicago Blackhawks' lines as deployed against the Stars (L 0-4) — forward trios, defense pairs, power-play units and who started in net, measured from the league's shift chart.
Next game
Fri, Oct 23, 8:00 PM ET — home to the Canadiens.
No start projection for this game yet — the model projects goalies about a day out, and the books hang saves lines later than that.
Lines, last two games
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vs Stars · Oct 17 · L 0-4
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vs Jets · Oct 15 · W 4-3 OT
What changed since Thu, Oct 15
The top line held: Bedard, Kane and Kantserov together again. Moved: Kaiser (D2 → D1), Levshunov (D3 → D1), Del Mastro (D3 → D2), Cole (D1 → D3) and Vlasic (D1 → D3).
In net this season
Spencer Knight has started 7 of the Blackhawks' 9 games, Arvid Soderblom 2. Spencer Knight has made 4 straight starts.
| Goalie | GS | GP | SV% | Last start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Knight | 7 | 9 | .888 | Sat, Oct 17 |
| Arvid Soderblom | 2 | 9 | .820 | Thu, Oct 8 |
How these lines are built
Every unit above is the group that shared the most five-on-five ice in that game, rebuilt from the NHL's own shift chart. Power plays, penalty kills, four-on-four and empty-net time are cut out, so a top power-play unit can't pass itself off as the first line. Power-play units are measured from power-play time only. The number beside each unit is how long that exact group was on the ice together.
Read it as what the coach did, not as a forecast. A blowout shortens the bench and an injury scrambles everything after it. The full method, and every other club's lines, are on the all-clubs page. Player projections for the Blackhawks live on the shots on goal, points and anytime goal boards.
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