Who wins
| Source | UTA wins | CHI wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | no line yet |
| Pinnacle | 67.2% | 32.8% | moneyline +197 / -223 · takes up to $5000 |
| Kalshi | 67.5% | 32.5% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | 65.0% | 35.0% | projects 2.39–3.59 |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| CHI | Arvid Soderblom | confirmed | 2026-10-02 01:01 UTC · Tracey Myers | — | — | — |
| UTA | Karel Vejmelka | confirmed | 2026-10-02 01:08 UTC · Tracey Myers | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| CHI | 1 | no | no | 592 | +1 | 2 |
| UTA | — | no | no | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Carter Sandlak
announced 30 min before puck drop · linesmen Tommy Hughes, Travis Toomey
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| CHI | Andrew Mangiapane | Out | Mangiapane sustained a lower-body injury Tuesday versus the Golden Knights that will keep him out for at least the next two games, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports. |
| CHI | Connor Bedard | Injured Reserve | General manager Kyle Davidson told reporters Tuesday that the Blackhawks don't have a firm timeline for Bedard's return from shoulder surgery, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. |
| UTA | Maveric Lamoureux | Injured Reserve | ir |