Few crests in hockey carry as much history as Chicago's, worn since the franchise's Original Six days beginning in 1926. Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita anchored the Blackhawks' mid-century glory, while a Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews-led core delivered three championships between 2010 and 2015. Six Stanley Cups in all now sit across nearly a century at the United Center.
As of Nov 2, 2026, here are the most recently projected forward lines, defense pairings and power-play units for the Chicago Blackhawks. On the top line, the Chicago Blackhawks are currently projected to run left wing Roman Kantserov, center Connor Bedard and right wing Ryan Donato together, a trio expected to log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the roster, though without last change on the road it does not always draw the other team's top shutdown pairing. On the blue line, the top pairing is Alex Vlasic and Ian Cole, who typically log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the back end and face the toughest zone starts, though the team's primary penalty-kill pairing is not always the same duo. On the power play, the PP1 unit runs Tyler Bertuzzi, Roman Kantserov, Patrick Kane, Connor Bedard and Anton Frondell, the unit most teams send out first on a power play, though a delayed-penalty scramble already in progress or a late matchup change can put a different five over the boards. These combinations reflect pre-game reporting rather than real-time tracking, and can change between games and even between periods, so check the today's lines tool for the most current deployment before puck drop.
| # | Player | Off | Def | PP | PK | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex DeBrincat | 68 | 45 | 93 | 0 | 94 |
| 2 | Patrick Kane | 53 | 43 | 88 | 0 | 89 |
| 3 | Connor Bedard | 60 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 85 |
| 4 | Seth Jones | 49 | 37 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| 5 | Ryan Donato | 55 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 61 |
As of Nov 2, 2026, the most recently projected lineup for the Chicago Blackhawks includes 4 forward lines, 3 defense pairings and 2 power-play units, updated whenever a new pre-game lineup is reported.
As of Nov 2, 2026, the top line projected for the Chicago Blackhawks is left wing Roman Kantserov, center Connor Bedard and right wing Ryan Donato.
These projected lines are drawn from Daily Faceoff's pre-game reporting, typically beat writers covering morning skates and warmups before puck drop. They reflect the coaching staff's intended deployment rather than shift-by-shift tracking collected once a game is already underway, and can still shift between a morning skate and the opening faceoff.
Lines can change from game to game, and sometimes within a single game, as a coaching staff reacts to matchups, injuries, scoring droughts or chemistry. Check back before each Chicago Blackhawks game for the latest projected combinations, or browse the historical lines archive to see how often this team's lines have shifted recently.
