The Chicago Blackhawks (28-37-14) play their final weekend game of the 2025-26 NHL regular season on Saturday afternoon, with the division rival St. Louis Blues (33-33-12) coming to town for a tilt at the United Center. It\u2019s also the fourth and final meeting of the season series between the two teams.<\/p>\n
The Blackhawks have emerged victorious in two of the first three matchups this year, defeating the Blues 8-3 at Enterprise Center on Oct. 15 and 7-3 at the United Center on Jan. 7. St. Louis\u2019 lone win of the season series came on Dec. 12, besting Chicago 3-2 on home ice. That was also the game where star forward Connor Bedard suffered a shoulder injury in the final second, forcing him to be out of the lineup for nearly one month.<\/p>\n
Last time out, the Blackhawks were throttled 7-2 by the Carolina Hurricanes at the United Center on Thursday, recording their ninth loss in the last 11 games. On the bright side, rookie Anton Frondell continued his excellent start to his NHL career, tallying both goals for Chicago to give him eight points (3G, 5A) through his first nine games. Louis Crevier picked up a primary assist on each of Frondell\u2019s two goals. Spencer Knight allowed seven goals on 22 shots faced to pick up the loss in net.<\/p>\n
The Blues are coming off a disappointing 3-2 home loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and have dropped back-to-back games to all but ruin their chances of sneaking into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dylan Holloway (PP) and Colton Parayko were the two goal scorers in the game for St. Louis. Former Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews netted the game-winning goal for Winnipeg late in the second period.<\/p>\n
With 78 points through 78 games this season, the Blues are currently seven points back of the Los Angeles Kings for the second and final Wild Card playoff spot in the Western Conference. Only four games remain on their schedule, meaning the maximum amount of points they can accrue before the end of the year is 86. Even if St. Louis earned four consecutive wins to close out the season, it surely won\u2019t be enough to earn a postseason position.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything else to note before the puck drops at 4:00 p.m. CT in Chicago.<\/p>\n
Blackhawks Projected Lineup<\/p>\n
Forward Lines<\/p>\n
Ryan Greene \u2014 Connor Bedard \u2014 Nick Lardis<\/p>\n
Tyler Bertuzzi \u2014 Anton Frondell \u2014 Ilya Mikheyev<\/p>\n
Ryan Donato \u2014 Frank Nazar \u2014 Andre Burakovsky<\/p>\n
Andrew Mangiapane \u2014 Sacha Boisvert \u2014 Teuvo Teravainen<\/p>\n
Defensive Pairings<\/p>\n
Alex Vlasic-Louis Crevier<\/p>\n
Wyatt Kaiser-Sam Rinzel<\/p>\n
Kevin Korchinski-Ethan Del Mastro<\/p>\n
Scratched<\/p>\n
F \u2014 Sam Lafferty, F \u2014 Landon Slaggert, F \u2014 Dominic Toninato<\/p>\n
Injured<\/p>\n
D \u2014 Matt Grzelcyk (undisclosed), D \u2014 Artyom Levshunov (hand), F \u2014 Oliver Moore (lower body)<\/p>\n
Blues Projected Lineup<\/p>\n
Forward Lines<\/p>\n
Dylan Holloway \u2014 Robert Thomas \u2014 Jimmy Snuggerud<\/p>\n
Otto Stenberg \u2014 Pavel Buchnevich \u2014 Jordan Kyrou<\/p>\n
Jake Neighbours \u2014 Dalibor Dvorsky \u2014 Jonatan Berggren<\/p>\n
Alexey Toropchenko \u2014 Pius Suter \u2014 Oskar Sundqvist<\/p>\n
Defensive Pairings<\/p>\n
Philip Broberg-Logan Mailloux<\/p>\n
Theo Lindstein-Colton Parayko<\/p>\n
Cam Fowler-Tyler Tucker<\/p>\n
Scratched<\/p>\n
F \u2014 Jonathan Drouin, F \u2014 Jack Finley, D \u2014 Justin Holl, D \u2014 Matthew Kessel, F \u2014 Nathan Walker<\/p>\n
Injured<\/p>\n
None<\/p>\n
Projected Goaltending Matchup<\/p>\n
Arvid Soderblom (8-12-3, 3.74 GAA, .882 Sv%, 1 SO) vs. Joel Hofer (21-13-5, 2.58 GAA, .910 Sv%, 6 SO)<\/p>\n
Soderblom is expected to make his 24th start of the season for the Blackhawks. The 26-year-old stopped 25 of 27 shots faced to earn the win over the Seattle Kraken in his last start on Apr. 4. Soderblom is 1-4-1 with a 4.15 GAA and .867 Sv% in seven career games against St. Louis.<\/p>\n
Hofer is expected to make his 41st start of the season for the Blues. The 25-year-old allowed three goals on 37 shots to record the loss against the Colorado Avalanche in his most recent start on Tuesday. Hofer is 3-1-0 with a 3.17 GAA and .878 Sv% in four career games against Chicago.<\/p>\n
2025-26 Results vs. Blues<\/p>\n
Chicago holds a 2-1-0 record against the Blues this season and has earned points in three of their last five meetings. Connor Bedard has recorded five assists over his last two games against St. Louis and has logged helpers (7A) in four of his last five games against them.<\/p>\n
10\/15\/25 \u2014 8-3 W, Enterprise Center<\/p>\n
12\/12\/25 \u2014 3-2 L, Enterprise Center<\/p>\n
01\/07\/26 \u2014 7-3 W, United Center<\/p>\n
04\/11\/26 \u2014 United Center<\/p>\n
2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders<\/p>\n
Chicago Blackhawks:<\/p>\n
Goals \u2014 Tyler Bertuzzi (32)<\/p>\n
Assists \u2014 Connor Bedard (42)<\/p>\n
Points \u2014 Connor Bedard (72)<\/p>\n
GF\/GP \u2014 2.54 (31st)<\/p>\n
GA\/GP \u2014 3.27 (25th)<\/p>\n
PP% \u2014 17.7% (26th)<\/p>\n
PK% \u2014 84.0% (2nd)<\/p>\n
FOW% \u2014 46.0% (31st)<\/p>\n
St. Louis Blues:<\/p>\n
Goals \u2014 Robert Thomas (22)<\/p>\n
Assists \u2014 Robert Thomas (36)<\/p>\n
Points \u2014 Robert Thomas (58)<\/p>\n
GF\/GP \u2014 2.65 (29th)<\/p>\n
GA\/GP \u2014 3.08 (21st)<\/p>\n
PP% \u2014 17.4% (28th)<\/p>\n
PK% \u2014 76.2% (27th)<\/p>\n
FOW% \u2014 49.3% (19th)<\/p>\n
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info<\/p>\n
St. Louis Blues (33-33-12, 78 points) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (28-37-14, 70 points)<\/p>\n
4:00 p.m. CT \u2014 United Center<\/p>\n
Head Coaches: Jim Montgomery (STL), Jeff Blashill (CHI)<\/p>\n
TV\/Stream: CHSN (Ball\/Pang), FDSNMW<\/p>\n
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman\/Konroyd)<\/p>\n
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