Who wins
| Source | CHI wins | PIT wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | — | — | no line yet |
| Pinnacle | — | — | not posted yet |
| Kalshi | — | — | no market yet |
| 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 |
|---|
| PIT | — | 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 |
|---|
| PIT | 2 | no | no | 663 | -1 | 1 |
| CHI | 2 | no | no | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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. |
| PIT | Ben Kindel | Injured Reserve | Kindel (lower body) was cleared to take contact during Thursday's practice, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports. |
| PIT | Blake Lizotte | Day-To-Day | day-to-day |
| PIT | Andrei Kuzmenko | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| PIT | Bryan Rust | Injured Reserve | ir |
| PIT | Justin Brazeau | Injured Reserve | Brazeau (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Penguins on Sunday. |
| PIT | Ryan Graves | Injured Reserve | Graves (lower body) is out indefinitely and was placed on injured reserve Sunday. |