Chicago Blackhawks vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 9/29/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Blackhawks vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Blackhawks (+210) Golden Knights (-258)

The Vegas Golden Knights (39-26-17 last season) will try to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks (29-39-14 last year) at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +210 and Vegas is at -258. The over/under is 6.

The Chicago Blackhawks were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win over the Sharks in their previous contest . Chicago tallied 8 penalty mins in this contest. The Blackhawks had a solid offensive output and it showed in the victory. Moreover, they had 3 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score a goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 24 shots they looked to score on.

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In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Chicago Blackhawks accounted for 210 goals (30th in the league) over the course of the prior season and gave up 270. For the prior season, they recorded 72 points and their points percentage was .439. Chicago tallied 236 power play chances and notched 40 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 16.95%. When playing at even strength, the Blackhawks allowed the opponent to score 231 goals while scoring 170. Chicago took 2,015 shots and held a shooting percentage of 10.4%. The Blackhawks had 2,457 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .890. Chicago Blackhawks opponents had 238 power play tries (15th in the NHL) and earned 39 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Spencer Knight. Knight has played in 150 games during his hockey career. He has amassed a record of 68-58-20 and he started in 140 games. The opposition has scored 406 goals against Knight in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.90. Knight has had 4,195 shots taken against him and he has 3,789 total saves. His save percentage is at .903 in his 5,172 minutes between the pipes. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Knight has recorded 72 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .514.

In their last game, Vegas played the Hurricanes in a matchup where the Golden Knights took the defeat by a final of 3-0. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to score a goal. The Golden Knights converted 0 goals of the 22 shots on goal they took.

The Golden Knights tallied 206 goals at even strength and 58 goals (6th in the NHL) while on the power play. Vegas put up 2,377 shots (8th in hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.11%, while allowing the opposition 1,999 shots. Last year, the Vegas Golden Knights had a total of 264 goals, 95 points, in addition to a points percentage of .579. They allowed 242 goals to be scored by of a combination of 204 goals at even strength and 38 goals while they had less men on the ice. They earned 237 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 24.47%. They recorded a penalty kill rate of 81.37% on their opponent's 204 power play opportunities, and their save percentage came in at 87.9%.

Across the rink you are expected to see Carter Hart defending the goal. He has tallied 6,381 saves out of 7,052 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .905. Hart is the owner of a career mark of 107-96-32 and has participated in 245 games. He has started in 236 games and his ice time sits at 12,073 mins. Hart's percentage of quality starts comes out to 49.6% and he has 117 quality starting assignments in his pro career. Teams are averaging 2.84 goals per game and he has relinquished 671 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago (+210)

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