PREVIEW: Blackhawks Open Homestand Against Hurricanes

🕒 TIME: 6:00 p.m.
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QUICK HITS

• Chicago begins a seven-game homestand on Saturday night against Carolina. This is the first of two meetings between the clubs this season.
• Spencer Knight has four wins and two shutouts in six career starts against the Hurricanes.
• Goaltender Arvid Soderblom became the 12th goaltender in franchise history to reach 3,000 career saves, stopping 15 shots against the Islanders on Thursday night.
• The Blackhawks have seen nine different players light the lamp in 2026-27.

AGAINST THE HURRICANES

• Chicago opens a seven-game homestand against Carolina on Saturday night at United Center. This is the first of two meetings between the clubs, with the next matchup coming on Nov. 7 at Lenovo Center.
• Of the Blackhawks’ 40 all-time wins against the Hurricanes, 23 have come on home ice.
• Chicago split its season series against Carolina in 2025-26, posting a 1-1-0 record against them. Chicago earned a 4-3 shootout victory over the Hurricanes on Jan. 22 at Lenovo Center.
• Forward Patrick Kane enters Saturday night’s game with a three-game point streak (2G, 1A) against the Hurricanes. In 14 career games against Carolina at United Center, the Buffalo, N.Y. native has logged 15 points (5G, 10A). 
• Ryan Donato has notched four points (1G, 3A) in his last five games against the Hurricanes and has eight points (5G, 3A) in 12 career games against them.
• Frank Nazar scored his first career goal in his NHL debut against Carolina on April 14, 2024.
• Anton Frondell posted the first multi-goal game (2G) of his career against the Hurricanes on April 9, 2026, his lone career game against them.
• Oliver Moore handed out an assist and scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout against Carolina on Jan. 22, 2026 in his only career matchup against the Hurricanes.
• Forward Tyler Bertuzzi has tallied two points (1G, 1A) in his last four games against the Hurricanes.
• Defenseman Alex Vlasic handed out an assist in his last game vs. Carolina on April 9, 2026, marking his first point in six career games against them.
• Goaltender Spencer Knight enters Saturday’s contest having posted wins in two of his last three games against Carolina (2-1-0). Knight owns a 4-2-0 record with two shutouts, a .911 save percentage and a 2.63 goals-against average in six career starts against the Hurricanes.

HOME SWEET HOME

Chicago has a 1-0-0 record at home so far this season, defeating the St. Louis Blues, 4-2, on Oct. 6. The Blackhawks have posted 36 points at home each of the last three seasons. Forward Connor Bedard paced the team in goals (17), assists (15) and points (32) at United Center in 2025-26. Tyler Bertuzzi notched 23 points (12G, 11A) in home tilts last season. Over his last six games at United Center, the Sudbury, Ont. native has logged six points (3G, 3A). Of his career-high 12 goals last season, center Ryan Greene hit twine nine times on home ice. That includes three tallies over his last four games at United Center.

BLOCK PARTY

The Blackhawks have notched double-digit blocks in each of the club's first five games of the season, including 10 in Thursday night's game against the Islanders. This is the fourth time in the last five seasons that Chicago has produced double-digit blocks in five straight games to open the season. Chicago has totaled 55 blocked shots, averaging 11.00 per game. Wyatt Kaiser (8) and Ian Cole (7) pace the team in blocks, with each having at least one blocked shot in every game so far this season. The club blocked 1,020 shots in 2025-26, led by Alex Vlasic's 119.

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

The Blackhawks entered the 2026-27 season with the youngest opening-night roster in the NHL (26.4). Seventeen of the Blackhawks' 26 points (65.4%) this season have come from players 25-or-younger. Anton Frondell (19), Nick Lardis (21), Frank Nazar (22), Sam Rinzel (22) and Alex Vlasic (25) have all recorded two or more points in 2026-27. Last season, Chicago rookies led the NHL in assists (82) and points (122).