Chicago Blackhawks at Ottawa SenatorsDec 18, 2026

Time TBDFriday, Dec 18, 2026

away

Chicago BlackhawksCHI

at

home

Ottawa SenatorsOTT

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

No schedule edge

CHIaway±0.0 pts

5 days rest · 1,018 km travel · +1 h

5 days rest vs 3 days rest

OTThome±0.0 pts

3 days rest

3 days rest vs 5 days rest

No meaningful schedule edge: CHI (5 days rest) at OTT (3 days rest).

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Chicago Blackhawks

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Spencer Knight83%
Arvid Soderblom17%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 0–6 at UTA · Oct 1

L1Greenway – Smith – Greene
10:23
L2Kane – Bertuzzi – Frondell
7:42
L3Teravainen – Nazar – Kantserov
4:35
L4Donato – Lardis – Moore
4:07
D1Kaiser – Levshunov
11:17
D2Byram – Vlasic
10:31
D3Cole – Rinzel
10:13
PP1Kane – Bertuzzi – Byram – Kantserov – Frondell
3:51

Projected CHI lines →·CHI goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Ottawa Senators

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Linus Ullmark53%
Samuel Ersson25%
Jonas Johansson22%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: L 2–4 vs CAR · Apr 25

L1Tkachuk – Cozens – Greig
7:23
L2Giroux – Amadio – Pinto
5:40
L3Foegele – Batherson – Stützle
4:26
L4Eller – Cousins – Zetterlund
3:33
D1Kleven – Matinpalo
9:23
D2Chabot – Yakemchuk
7:14
D3Gilbert – Spence
4:36
PP1Batherson – Tkachuk – Pinto – Stützle – Yakemchuk
7:41

Projected OTT lines →·OTT goalies →·Goalie start planner →

Game day: all games on Dec 18.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.