Who wins
| Source | CHI wins | STL wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | 48.9% | 51.1% | moneyline -115 / -105, margin removed |
| Pinnacle | — | — | not posted yet |
| Kalshi | 48.5% | 51.5% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | — | — | not published yet |
| 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 |
|---|
| STL | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| CHI | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|
| STL | 2 | no | no | 1475 | +1 | 3 |
| CHI | 2 | no | no | 731 | -1 | 1 |
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. |
| STL | Tyler Tucker | Injured Reserve | Tucker had arthroscopic knee surgery and will be re-assessed in six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. |
| STL | Felix Trudeau | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| STL | Logan Mailloux | Injured Reserve | ir |