Match Info

NHL

Date: 28 December 2025, Sunday

Location: United Center (Chicago, IL)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Chicago Blackhawks		Pittsburgh Penguins

	1	X	2
	3.2	4	2	Watch
	3.11	4.19	2.03
	3.08	4.34	2.01	Watch
	3.2	4.33	2
	3.02	4.33	2.06
	3.1	4	2.05
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.12 ↑ (2.94)	4.2 ↓ (4.51)	2.03 ↓ (2.13)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

The best margin for this event is 4.3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Chicago Blackhawks
30.5%

Draw
22.6%

Pittsburgh Penguins
46.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

33%

21.5%

45.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

30.6%

19.9%

49.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Chicago Blackhawks has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.5%)

Pittsburgh Penguins has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.4%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Chicago Blackhawks than the current prediction. (+0.1%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Pittsburgh Penguins than the current prediction. (+2.2%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
41.7%	16.7%	41.7%

Chicago Blackhawks - Pittsburgh Penguins Predictions

Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Chicago will win (votes: 5 - 41.7%). Pittsburgh will win (votes: 5 - 41.7%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 16.7%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Chicago: 13.8% – 69.6%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Chicago (votes: 2 - 100%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

O/U 5.5, OT - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:4

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Lineups

Line 1
30. Knight S. (G)	37. Silovs A. (G)
46. Crevier L.	65. Karlsson E.
72. Vlasic A.	28. Wotherspoon P.
84. Slaggert L.	17. Rust B. (A)
16. Dickinson J. (A)	87. Crosby S. (C)
59. Bertuzzi T.	67. Rakell R.
Line 2
55. Levshunov A.	58. Letang K. (A)
44. Kaiser W.	77. Kulak B.
28. Burakovsky A.	16. Brazeau J.
8. Donato R.	18. Novak T.
86. Teravainen T.	39. Mantha A.
Line 3
5. Murphy C. (A)	3. St.Ivany J.
48. Grzelcyk M.	5. Shea R.
76. Lardis N.	41. Koivunen V.
20. Greene R.	81. Kindel B.
11. Moore O.	2. McGroarty R.
Line 4
24. Lafferty S.	55. Acciari N.
34. Dach C.	46. Lizotte B.
17. Foligno N.	19. Dewar C.
Substitutes
40. Soderblom A. (G)	74. Skinner S. (G)
Coaches
. Blashill J.	. Muse D.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 4)
01:38, 0 - 1, Mantha A. (G), St.Ivany J. (A), Shea R. (A2)
07:19, 0 - 2, Rust B. (G), Crosby S. (A), Letang K. (A2)
08:20, 0 - 3, Brazeau J. (G), Mantha A. (A), Novak T. (A2)
09:56, Rust B. (2 min),
12:02, Knight S. ↓, Soderblom A. ↑,
12:03, 0 - 4, Rust B. (G), Shea R. (A), Lizotte B. (A2)
13:45, Letang K. (2 min),
18:16, Acciari N. (5 min),
18:16, Murphy C. (5 min),
2nd Period (2 - 3)
01:54, Lardis N. (2 min),
10:50, 1 - 4, Foligno N. (G), Dach C. (A), Lafferty S. (A2)
12:12, (2 min),
12:20, 1 - 5, Brazeau J. (G), Kindel B. (A), Koivunen V. (A2)
13:17, 1 - 6, Brazeau J. (G), Dewar C. (A), Shea R. (A2)
13:30, 2 - 6, Kaiser W. (G), Greene R. (A), Murphy C. (A2)
18:48, 2 - 7, Acciari N. (G), St.Ivany J. (A), Lizotte B. (A2)
3rd Period (1 - 0)
00:01, Soderblom A. ↓, Knight S. ↑,
06:45, St.Ivany J. (2 min),
19:59, 3 - 7, Bertuzzi T. (G), Dickinson J. (A),

Preview

This time, only outsiders will meet in a game (ranked 15 and 14).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Chicago won 3.

Both teams are currently in poor form.

Chicago may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Chicago has had a series of away games.

Pittsburgh will hold a modest advantage in this match.

There will not play in Chicago: Bedard C. (Shoulder Injury) Foligno N. (Hand Injury) Nazar F. (Upper-Body Injury) Weber S. (Ankle Injury)

There will not play in Pittsburgh: Hallander F. (Leg Injury) Jones C. (Lower-Body Injury) Lizotte B. (Upper-Body Injury) Malkin E. (Upper-Body Injury)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Chicago won 13 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 63:46. (average 3.2:2.3).

Including home matches between the teams, Chicago won 7 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 35:21. (average 3.5:2.1).

Last Results with these Odds

Chicago Blackhawks - the odds 2.94 are the expected chance of winning is 32.98%, but this team recently wins 40% of matches with these odds.

Pittsburgh Penguins - the odds 2.13 are the expected chance of winning is 45.52%, but this team recently wins 54% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Chicago Blackhawks
NHL
27.12.25	Dallas Stars - Chicago Blackhawks	3:4 penalties ✺
23.12.25	Chicago Blackhawks - Philadelphia Flyers	1:3 ✺
20.12.25	Ottawa Senators - Chicago Blackhawks	6:4 ✺
18.12.25	Montreal Canadiens - Chicago Blackhawks	4:1 ✺
16.12.25	Toronto Maple Leafs - Chicago Blackhawks	3:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.5 WLLLL
- Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL
23.12.25	Toronto Maple Leafs - Pittsburgh Penguins	6:3 ✺
21.12.25	Pittsburgh Penguins - Montreal Canadiens	4:3 penalties ✺
20.12.25	Montreal Canadiens - Pittsburgh Penguins	4:0 ✺
18.12.25	Ottawa Senators - Pittsburgh Penguins	4:0 ✺
16.12.25	Pittsburgh Penguins - Edmonton Oilers	4:6 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.3 LWLLL

Latest Head to Head

NHL
08.04.25	Pittsburgh Penguins - Chicago Blackhawks	5:0
06.04.25	Chicago Blackhawks - Pittsburgh Penguins	3:1
15.02.24	Chicago Blackhawks - Pittsburgh Penguins	1:4
10.10.23	Pittsburgh Penguins - Chicago Blackhawks	2:4
11.04.23	Pittsburgh Penguins - Chicago Blackhawks	2:5
20.11.22	Chicago Blackhawks - Pittsburgh Penguins	3:5
09.11.21	Chicago Blackhawks - Pittsburgh Penguins	3:2 penalties

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