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Chicago Blackhawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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TNT · HBO MAX · SN+ · TVAS

Game preview

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on TNT, HBO MAX, SN+ and TVAS.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Blackhawks 1, Penguins 0 so far; the last game finished PIT 3, CHI 5.

Rest and travel

Blackhawks

First game of a road trip.

  1. 282026-11-28: no game
  2. 292026-11-29: vs MIN
  3. 302026-11-30: at WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 12026-12-01: no game
  5. 22026-12-02: no game
  6. 32026-12-03: at NSH
  7. 42026-12-04: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 52026-12-05: no game
  9. 62026-12-06: vs EDM
  10. 72026-12-07: no game
  11. 82026-12-08: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~412 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~412 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Penguins

Another game at home.

  1. 282026-11-28: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 292026-11-29: no game
  3. 302026-11-30: vs CBJ
  4. 12026-12-01: no game
  5. 22026-12-02: at STL
  6. 32026-12-03: no game
  7. 42026-12-04: no game
  8. 52026-12-05: vs NJD
  9. 62026-12-06: vs SJS, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 72026-12-07: no game
  11. 82026-12-08: vs CHI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CHIPIT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CHI 70% (14th most settled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CHI 48.6s (15th longest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CHI 33% (10th most often)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series