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Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Saturday, January 30, 2027 · SAP Center at San Jose

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San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksHome

CHSN · NBCSCA

Game preview

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, January 30, 2027, with puck drop at 4:00 PM ET. The game is on CHSN and NBCSCA.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blackhawks

Game 3 of a road trip: St. Louis and Anaheim, now San Jose.

  1. 202027-01-20: vs DAL
  2. 212027-01-21: no game
  3. 222027-01-22: vs VAN
  4. 232027-01-23: no game
  5. 242027-01-24: vs VGK
  6. 252027-01-25: no game
  7. 262027-01-26: at STL
  8. 272027-01-27: no game
  9. 282027-01-28: at ANA
  10. 292027-01-29: no game
  11. 302027-01-30: at SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~332 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,165 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Sharks

Another game at home.

  1. 202027-01-20: no game
  2. 212027-01-21: no game
  3. 222027-01-22: no game
  4. 232027-01-23: vs EDM
  5. 242027-01-24: no game
  6. 252027-01-25: no game
  7. 262027-01-26: no game
  8. 272027-01-27: no game
  9. 282027-01-28: vs NSH
  10. 292027-01-29: no game
  11. 302027-01-30: 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
San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CHISJS

Settled lines

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

CHI 70% (14th most settled)SJS 71% (12th 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)SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CHI 48.6s (15th longest)SJS 51.3s (2nd 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)SJS 33% (7th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series