The Chicago Blackhawks are 4-11-1 with 9 points from 16 games in 2026-27, 31st of 32 in the NHL by points percentage. At five on five they have taken 39.8% of the expected goals in their games (32nd of 32) and 44.3% of the shot attempts (30th of 32); counting every situation, our BlueLine xG model gives them 42.3% (29th of 32).
Their strongest numbers so far: Rush Chances Allowed / 60 (7th).
Where they trail the league: Goal Diff / GP (32nd), xG% (32nd), Power Play % (32nd) and Faceoff % (32nd).
On special teams the power play is converting 10.0% (32nd of 32) and the penalty kill is stopping 78.8% (15th of 32). Their five-on-five save percentage is .888 (27th of 32), and PDO, shooting plus save percentage, sits at 0.974, near the bottom of the league: some of the losing is bounces that tend to even out.
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Points % | 28.1% | 31st of 32 |
| Goal Diff / GP | -1.69 | 32nd of 32 |
| Goals For / GP | 2.25 | 31st of 32 |
| Goals Against / GP (lower is better) | 3.94 | 31st of 32 |
| xG% | 39.8% | 32nd of 32 |
| Corsi % | 44.3% | 30th of 32 |
| High-Danger Chance % | 34.5% | 31st of 32 |
| Save % | .888 | 27th of 32 |
| PDO | 0.974 | 29th of 32 |
| Power Play % | 10.0% | 32nd of 32 |
| Penalty Kill % | 78.8% | 15th of 32 |
| BlueLine xG% | 42.3% | 29th of 32 |
| Talent-Adjusted xGA / GP (lower is better) | 3.62 | 29th of 32 |
| Rush Chances / 60 | 4.08 | 31st of 32 |
| Rush Chances Allowed / 60 (lower is better) | 4.63 | 7th of 32 |
| D-Zone Escape % | 39.6% | 30th of 32 |
| O-Zone Time % | 38.7% | 30th of 32 |
| Faceoff % | 42.5% | 32nd of 32 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Bedard | C | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Roman Kantserov | R | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Patrick Kane | R | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Anton Frondell | C | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Frank Nazar | C | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
In goal: Spencer Knight (13 GP, .892 save percentage, +1.5 goals saved above expected) and Arvid Soderblom (3 GP, .829 save percentage, -4.1 goals saved above expected).
In 2025-26 the Chicago Blackhawks went 29-39-14 (72 points, 31st of 32 by points percentage) with a 43.8% five-on-five expected-goals share (31st of 32). Their highest-rated regulars last season were Tyler Bertuzzi (88.2), Connor Bedard (86.2), Ryan Donato (63.9), Frank Nazar (59.2) and Andre Burakovsky (58.3), on our 0-100 player rating.
The Chicago Blackhawks carry $98.2M in cap hits against a $104M ceiling, leaving $5.76M in space. Their biggest contracts: Connor Bedard ($15M, rated fair), Patrick Kane ($8M, rated fair), Frank Nazar ($6.6M, rated fair), Bowen Byram ($6.25M, rated fair) and Ryan Ellis ($6.25M, rated underpaid). The full sheet, with each contract's value verdict, is on the Chicago Blackhawks cap page.
Expected goals (xG) weigh every unblocked shot by how often a shot like it, from that spot and in that situation, goes in. The five-on-five xG% is our shot model before any adjustment; BlueLine xG counts every situation, including the power play and empty nets, and adjusts for score, venue and the home rink's scorekeeping. Ranks run 1 (best) to 32 and update nightly. Compare every club on any of these stats on the team rankings, see Chicago Blackhawks franchise history, or read advanced stats explained.
