Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Kings @ Blackhawks

Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Blackhawks 2, Kings 1

Kings at Blackhawks: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameKings1 gameBlackhawks1 game
Goals−2.36−1.27
Goals against−0.99−2.17
Shots−2.8−1.7
Shots against+2.4−1.2
Power-play goals−0.70+0.12
Power-play goals allowed+0.40−0.74
Penalty minutes−3.5−3.7

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Blackhawks

Kings

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

If you squint

  • The Blackhawks had lost 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 7 of 11.
  • At home, the Blackhawks' shots against were 3.2 over expected in 7 games. 7 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 2.7 under expected.
  • The Kings had lost 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 27, 2026at BlackhawksBlackhawks 2, Kings 1
Dec 6, 2025at KingsKings 6, Blackhawks 0
Dec 4, 2025at KingsBlackhawks 2, Kings 1
Oct 26, 2025at BlackhawksKings 3, Blackhawks 1
Mar 20, 2025at BlackhawksKings 3, Blackhawks 1
Mar 3, 2025at BlackhawksBlackhawks 5, Kings 1
Nov 2, 2024at KingsBlackhawks 4, Kings 3
Apr 18, 2024at KingsKings 5, Blackhawks 4
Mar 19, 2024at KingsKings 6, Blackhawks 2
Mar 15, 2024at BlackhawksKings 5, Blackhawks 0

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 26, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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