Blackhawks vs. Blues: Final Weekend, Preview, Lineups, & How To Watch Game 80
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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’s also the fourth and final meeting of the season series between the two teams.
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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’ 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.
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’s two goals. Spencer Knight allowed seven goals on 22 shots faced to pick up the loss in net.
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.
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’t be enough to earn a postseason position.
Here’s everything else to note before the puck drops at 4:00 p.m. CT in Chicago.
Blackhawks Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Nick Lardis
Tyler Bertuzzi — Anton Frondell — Ilya Mikheyev
Ryan Donato — Frank Nazar — Andre Burakovsky
Andrew Mangiapane — Sacha Boisvert — Teuvo Teravainen
Defensive Pairings
Alex Vlasic-Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser-Sam Rinzel
Kevin Korchinski-Ethan Del Mastro
Scratched
F — Sam Lafferty, F — Landon Slaggert, F — Dominic Toninato
Injured
D — Matt Grzelcyk (undisclosed), D — Artyom Levshunov (hand), F — Oliver Moore (lower body)
Blues Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Dylan Holloway — Robert Thomas — Jimmy Snuggerud
Otto Stenberg — Pavel Buchnevich — Jordan Kyrou
Jake Neighbours — Dalibor Dvorsky — Jonatan Berggren
Alexey Toropchenko — Pius Suter — Oskar Sundqvist
Defensive Pairings
Philip Broberg-Logan Mailloux
Theo Lindstein-Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler-Tyler Tucker
Scratched
F — Jonathan Drouin, F — Jack Finley, D — Justin Holl, D — Matthew Kessel, F — Nathan Walker
Injured
None
Projected Goaltending Matchup
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)
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.
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.
2025-26 Results vs. Blues
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.
10/15/25 — 8-3 W, Enterprise Center
12/12/25 — 3-2 L, Enterprise Center
01/07/26 — 7-3 W, United Center
04/11/26 — United Center
2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders
Chicago Blackhawks:
Goals — Tyler Bertuzzi (32)
Assists — Connor Bedard (42)
Points — Connor Bedard (72)
GF/GP — 2.54 (31st)
GA/GP — 3.27 (25th)
PP% — 17.7% (26th)
PK% — 84.0% (2nd)
FOW% — 46.0% (31st)
St. Louis Blues:
Goals — Robert Thomas (22)
Assists — Robert Thomas (36)
Points — Robert Thomas (58)
GF/GP — 2.65 (29th)
GA/GP — 3.08 (21st)
PP% — 17.4% (28th)
PK% — 76.2% (27th)
FOW% — 49.3% (19th)
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info
St. Louis Blues (33-33-12, 78 points) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (28-37-14, 70 points)
4:00 p.m. CT — United Center
Head Coaches: Jim Montgomery (STL), Jeff Blashill (CHI)
TV/Stream: CHSN (Ball/Pang), FDSNMW
Radio: WGN 720AM (Wiedeman/Konroyd)
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