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Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Tuesday, December 29, 2026 · United Center

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CHSN · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Tuesday, December 29, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on CHSN and SCRIPPS.

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

Rest and travel

Golden Knights

Game 4 of a road trip: Anaheim, San Jose and Minnesota, now Chicago.

  1. 192026-12-19: no game
  2. 202026-12-20: no game
  3. 212026-12-21: vs CAR
  4. 222026-12-22: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: at SJS
  9. 272026-12-27: no game
  10. 282026-12-28: at MIN
  11. 292026-12-29: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~345 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,475 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

Another game at home.

  1. 192026-12-19: no game
  2. 202026-12-20: at OTT
  3. 212026-12-21: no game
  4. 222026-12-22: no game
  5. 232026-12-23: no game
  6. 242026-12-24: no game
  7. 252026-12-25: no game
  8. 262026-12-26: no game
  9. 272026-12-27: vs PHI
  10. 282026-12-28: no game
  11. 292026-12-29: vs VGK
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

Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

VGKCHI

Settled lines

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

VGK 77% (2nd most settled)CHI 70% (14th 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

VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)CHI 48.6s (15th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

VGK 26% (5th least often)CHI 33% (10th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series