47%
Playoff odds
84
Points pace
Outside the playoff spots, 2 points behind VGK. The magic number appears at the season's midpoint.
Odds and magic number are estimates. Odds come from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season; this early they move a lot from game to game. Playoff race
Next game
@ Chicago Blackhawks
Tuesday, October 6 · 7:00 p.m. CT
Playoff odds after Tuesday's gameWin → 50%OT loss → 46%Loss → 43%
First of 4 meetings
2026-27 · shares are 5-on-5 · pace = 5-on-5 shot attempts per 60 by both teams, 1st = fastest · speed bursts = times any player tops 20 mph, per game (NHL EDGE, ranked per game by us)
Expected goals share
Shot share
High-danger chance share
Goals for per game
Goals against per game
Power play
Penalty kill
Pace of play
Speed bursts per game
Offensive-zone time
Longer bar = better league rank, so every row reads the same way (for goals against, fewer is better).
5-on-5 expected-goals share, rolling 5 games, over each club's last 10 (the same line as the season trend) · above 50% = controlling play
Shaded areas are where each team creates or allows more dangerous chances than an average NHL team, 2026-27. Darker = further above average; blank = average or below. Net at the top.
2026-27 numbers for every goalie on both rosters. Starters aren't announced until game day.
Blues
| Goalie | GP | SV% | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Hofer | 1 | 1.000 | +3.1 |
| Jordan Binnington | 1 | .833 | -2.7 |
Blackhawks
| Goalie | GP | SV% | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Knight | 2 | .875 | -0.2 |
| Arvid Soderblom | 1 | .813 | -2.3 |
Sat, Oct 3 · @ Avalanche
1–6L
Avalanche beat the Blues 6–1 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.3–2.0 in expected goals and 11–6 in high-danger chances.
Top Blues ratings
Last 10 games, oldest first
5-on-5 expected-goals share, rolling 5 games, 2026-27 · above 50% = controlling play
The trend line appears after three games.
Best single-game ratings out of 10 · Game Score in brackets · How ratings work
Joel Hofer (2.32)
+3.1 goals saved above expected
Jimmy Snuggerud (1.99)
1 G · 1 A · 4 SOG
Pius Suter (1.80)
1 G · 1 A · 4 SOG
Philip Broberg (1.52)
1 A · 1 SOG
Mason McTavish (1.27)
1 G · 3 SOG
2026-27 · league rank · arrows compare the last 10 games with the season
Only 2 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
Expected goals share (xGF%)
46.1%
24th/ 32Share of 5-on-5 expected goals, which weights every shot by its chance of going in. The best single measure of who's controlling play.
Shot share (CF%)
48.3%
19th/ 32Share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts, including blocked and missed. Over 50% means you have the puck more.
High-danger chance share
39.3%
29th/ 32Share of 5-on-5 chances from the area right in front of the net, plus rebounds from the slot.
PDO (luck gauge)
94.5
27th/ 325v5 Sh% 8.1 · Sv% 86.4
Luck2 pts · deserved 1.65-on-5 shooting % plus save %. Around 100 is normal; well above usually means hot shooting or goaltending that won't last.
Goaltending: goals saved above expected
+0.3
18th/ 32Goals the team's goalies stopped beyond what an average goalie would, given the shots they faced. Above zero is good.
Goals for per game
2.50
21st/ 32Average goals scored per game, all situations.
Goals against per game
3.00
21st/ 32Average goals allowed per game. Lower is better.
Shots for per game
25.00
21st/ 32Shots on goal per game.
Shots against per game
30.50
26th/ 32Shots on goal allowed per game. Lower is better.
Power play
0.0%
23rd/ 32Share of power plays that produce a goal.
Penalty kill
100.0%
1st/ 32Share of opponent power plays killed without a goal.
Faceoffs
41.1%
31st/ 32Share of faceoffs won.
Save percentage
.902
16th/ 32Share of shots on goal the team's goalies stopped, all situations. Empty-net goals don't count against it.
Based on 2 games so far
Middle of the pack
Nothing about their game stands far out from the rest of the league, good or bad.
2026-27
2026-27 · goals · shots on goal
2026-27 · assists · points
2026-27 · average rating out of 10, skaters with 1+ games · What's this?
2026-27 · individual xG · goals · high-danger chances
2026-27 · save % · goals saved above expected
2026-27 · late tying and go-ahead goals, OT winners · What's this?
No Blues clutch points yet this season. The first late equalizer or OT winner will show up here.
See the league's clutch leaders (52 players)2026-27 shooting % against each player's NHL career · goals above or below his career rate · What's this?
Running hot
40.0% this season · 12.6% career
25.0% this season · 13.2% career
20.0% this season · 12.3% career
Due
0.0% this season · 14.3% career
0.0% this season · 13.0% career
0.0% this season · 11.9% career
Only 2 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
Every Blues shooter, with career chartsActive runs, regular season: point streaks of 3+ games and goal streaks of 2+; droughts among players with 10+ games.
On a roll
Droughts
Puck and player tracking, this season · league rank · tap a tile marked “See every player” for the whole roster
Speed bursts over 22 mph, per game
1.0
9th/ 32Distance skated
90.5 mi
27th/ 32League avg 122.4 mi
Shots over 90 mph
0
19th/ 32Offensive-zone time
37.9%
24th/ 32League avg 40.9%
Defensive-zone time
43.8%
24th/ 32Lower is better; rank 1 = least time defending