Chicago Blackhawks

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Eliminated-ish Playoff Probability

The Chicago Blackhawks are currently in the 0–10% band to make the 2026-27 NHL playoffs. Get the exact live probability, rooting guide, and push alerts when the race moves in the Clinch app.

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The Chicago Blackhawks are 4-13-1 (9 pts) through 18 games this season. They sit 8th in the Central Division, 21 points back of the leader. Most recently, they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 9-2 on the road on Nov 7. The St. Louis Blues (8-8-2) and Winnipeg Jets (8-8-3) are the closest Central Division comparisons. Losers of four straight with a 1-8-1 last 10. Next three: home against the Buffalo Sabres Nov 12, home against the Winnipeg Jets Nov 14, and home against the Toronto Maple Leafs Nov 17. Spencer Knight leads the crease with 14 starts, the team owns a .872 save percentage, and their team goals-against average is 3.89. Clinch tracks Blackhawks playoff odds, division chances, and championship probability live.

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Chicago Blackhawks race dossier

Recent results and the next puck drops

Last 3

Across the last 3 recorded games, Blackhawks went 0-3 and were outscored 6-18.

  • L 2-9Carolina Hurricanes · road · Nov 7
  • L 1-4Tampa Bay Lightning · road · Nov 5
  • L 3-5Florida Panthers · road · Nov 4

Blackhawks 2026-27 performance profile

Blackhawks have the smaller share of tracked expected goals in 2026-27. Their shot volume is 22.9 for and 30.7 against per game.

  • 42.0%expected-goal share
  • 2.17goals per game
  • 4.22goals allowed per game
  • 9.8%power play

Next on the ice

These are the next scheduled matchups currently attached to the Blackhawks race.

  • Nov 12hosts Buffalo Sabres
  • Nov 14hosts Winnipeg Jets
  • Nov 17hosts Toronto Maple Leafs

Central watch

The closest current divisional comparisons for Blackhawks:

  • St. Louis Blues8-8-2 · 7th · 12 GB
  • Winnipeg Jets8-8-3 · 6th · 11 GB
  • Utah Mammoth10-8-1 · 5th · 9 GB

Blackhawks' modeled season range

Center projection, recent movement, and mutually exclusive postseason outcomes.

Current record4-13-1 · 9 pts
Projected points70
Recent projection range69–78Across up to 30 stored model updates
Average finish rank29.6
Miss postseason90–100%
Make postseason, miss Finals0–10%
Reach Finals, finish runner-up0–10%
Win Stanley Cup0–10%

For the live number driving all of the above: See playoff odds

The recent range shows how the center projection has changed across stored runs; it is not a fabricated best/worst win percentile. The outcome ladder is a true probability split and sums to 100% apart from rounding.

Playoff race around the Blackhawks

These are the closest teams in the same conference by current playoff odds. Tap any team for its race context; Clinch's app uses simulation-derived game impacts for tonight's actual rooting guide.

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Latest Analysis

Analysis at publication · Oct 1, 2026

Vegas Golden Knights (1-0, 74.4%) beat Chicago Blackhawks (0-1, 8.8%) 5-2, a clean result that matches the gap in the projections. VGK sits on 101 projected points and looks like a stable playoff team; CHI’s 8.8% is the weakest number in the group and offers little margin for early mistakes.

From: Colorado Avalanche Beat Los Angeles Kings 8-4 on Opening Night - Oct 1, 2026 ->

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Questions fans ask about the Chicago Blackhawks

Will the Chicago Blackhawks make the playoffs?

Clinch updates the Blackhawks' playoff odds after every game using 30,000 Monte Carlo simulations. The percentage on this page reflects how often the Blackhawks reach the postseason across those simulated seasons.

How often do the Blackhawks' playoff odds update?

Clinch refreshes team odds within minutes of every completed game. That includes changes to playoff probability, title chances, and the other games around the league that help or hurt the Blackhawks.

What do the Chicago Blackhawks need to make the playoffs?

The Chicago Blackhawks need some combination of their own wins and helpful results elsewhere in the standings. Clinch turns that into a live answer by tracking playoff odds, nightly rooting guides, and which rival results help or hurt most.

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What happened in the last completed Blackhawks season?

The Chicago Blackhawks are currently being tracked live for the 2026-27 season, and Clinch will archive the final result here when the season ends.

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