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Blackhawks at Blues

NHL · Friday, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM CT · Enterprise Center · Final CHI 2 – STL 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
CHI1012
STL2103
Team box
CHI·STL
29
shots
26
0 of 0
power play
0 of 1
44.2
faceoff %
55.8
19
hits
30
11
blocked shots
13
14
penalty minutes
12
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Spencer KnightCHI2623.885
Joel HoferSTL2927.931

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
STL +3
CHI +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: STL 2 · CHI 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CHI 39%, STL 61% · Updated Dec 12, 2025

Expected margin
STL by 0.6
Expected score
STL 3.4 – 2.8 CHI
Expected total
6.2
BlackhawksThe matchupBlues
+153Our fair odds−153
2.8Expected goals3.4
−0.31Power rating−0.06
3.0Goals / game2.5
3.0Allowed / game3.6
25.4Shots / game25.3
46.4Faceoff %51.3
17.0Hits / game23.6
13−17Season record11−21
3−7Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CHI chance · STL chance
Our model fair39.5%60.5%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CHIChicago Blackhawks+15339%————
STLSt. Louis Blues−15361%————
SpreadSTL by 0.6
CHIChicago Blackhawks+0.6our margin————
STLSt. Louis Blues−0.6our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.2
Over6.2our total————
Under6.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

St. Louis Blues by 0.6 expected
Chicago Blackhawks by 6 goals: <1%Chicago Blackhawks by 5 goals: 1%Chicago Blackhawks by 4 goals: 4%Chicago Blackhawks by 3 goals: 8%Chicago Blackhawks by 2 goals: 8%Chicago Blackhawks by 1 goal: 18%St. Louis Blues by 1 goal: 23%St. Louis Blues by 2 goals: 11%St. Louis Blues by 3 goals: 14%St. Louis Blues by 4 goals: 8%St. Louis Blues by 5 goals: 3%St. Louis Blues by 6 goals: 1%
← CHI wins bySTL wins by →
St. Louis Blues wins by 2 or more37%
St. Louis Blues wins by 3 or more26%
Chicago Blackhawks wins by 2 or more21%
Decided by one goal42%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.2 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 11%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 21%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.556%
Total over 6.545%
Total over 7.526%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
CHISpencer Knight G · last 5 starts: .903 save %, 2.57 GAAstarted
STLJoel Hofer G · last 5 starts: .931 save %, 1.91 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CHI·STL
Dec 10, 2025 vs NYR
last game
Dec 11, 2025 at NSH
1 day
days of rest
0 days
no
back-to-back
yes
3
games in last 7 days
4
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 30+ games
CHI·STL
−0.31
rating (0 = average)
−0.06
3.0
goals / game
2.5
3.0
goals allowed / game
3.6
13−17
season record
11−21
7−8
home record
5−11
6−9
away record
6−10
W1
streak
L2
3−7
last 10
4−6
25.4
shots / game
25.3
46.4
faceoff %
51.3
17.0
hits / game
23.6
12.8
blocked shots / game
15.0
5.3
takeaways / game
4.1
16.9
giveaways / game
14.2

Rating Trend

CHI · STL · 59 days
Chicago BlackhawksSt. Louis Blues
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · STL 7−3
Oct 15, 2025at STLCHI 8 − 3
Mar 22, 2025at STLSTL 4 − 1
Feb 8, 2025at STLSTL 6 − 5 SO
Dec 31, 2024at CHISTL 6 − 2
Apr 10, 2024at STLSTL 5 − 2
Dec 23, 2023at STLSTL 7 − 5
Dec 9, 2023at CHICHI 3 − 1
Nov 26, 2023at CHISTL 4 − 2
Mar 30, 2023at CHISTL 5 − 3
Jan 21, 2023at STLCHI 5 − 3

CHI · Last 10

3−7 · streak W1
Dec 10, 2025vs NYR3 − 0W
Dec 7, 2025at ANA1 − 7L
Dec 6, 2025at LA0 − 6L
Dec 4, 2025at LA2 − 1W
Dec 2, 2025at VGK3 − 4L
Nov 30, 2025vs ANA5 − 3W
Nov 28, 2025vs NSH3 − 4L
Nov 26, 2025vs MIN3 − 4L
Nov 23, 2025vs COL0 − 1L
Nov 21, 2025at BUF3 − 9L

STL · Last 10

4−6 · streak L2
Dec 11, 2025at NSH2 − 7L
Dec 9, 2025vs BOS2 − 5L
Dec 7, 2025at MTL4 − 3W
Dec 6, 2025at OTT2 − 1W
Dec 4, 2025at BOS2 − 5L
Dec 1, 2025vs ANA1 − 4L
Nov 29, 2025vs UTAH1 − 0W
Nov 28, 2025vs OTT4 − 3W
Nov 26, 2025at NJ2 − 3L
Nov 24, 2025at NYR2 − 3L