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NHL Prop Bets: Vegas Golden Knights vs Chicago Blackhawks (September 29, 2026)

The Chicago Blackhawks (0-0-0) face the Vegas Golden Knights (0-0-0) at T-Mobile Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup.

  • The Blackhawks had a 49-33 Puck Line record last season, while the Golden Knights held a record of 47-57.
  • The Blackhawks had a 36-44-2 O/U record last season (meaning 36 games went over the total points line, 44 went under and two resulted in a push). The Golden Knights had a 47-48-9 O/U record last season.

Goals For Insights

  • The Blackhawks scored 2.56 goals per game last season (T30th in the league). Comparatively, the Golden Knights averaged +0.7 more at 3.22 goals (14th).
  • Defensively, the Blackhawks allowed a whopping 3.29 goals per game last season (27th in the league), while the Golden Knights gave up an average of 2.95 goals (12th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Chicago averaged just 24.6 shots per game last season (32nd in the NHL). Meanwhile, Vegas was at the opposite end of the spectrum while defending, allowing its opposition only 24.4 shots per game (2nd).
  • Flipping that script, the Blackhawks allowed 30.0 shots per game (31st in the NHL), while the Golden Knights performed better on the other end, averaging 29.0 shots (8th).

Power Play

  • Chicago held a lowly power play percentage of 16.9% last season, ranking 29th in the league. Comparitively, Vegas sat 6th with 24.5% of its power play opportunities converted into goals.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Blackhawks had a penalty kill rate of 83.6% (ranked 2nd), compared to the Golden Knights at 81.4% (7th).

P1 Result

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Chicago 21-24-37 10-14-17 11-10-20
    Vegas 26-44-34 10-24-18 16-20-16

To Go To Overtime

  • The Blackhawks played in 21 games that went to overtime last season, while the Golden Knights appeared in 31.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Blackhawks played in 8 games that went to a shootout last season, while the Golden Knights appeared in 9.

Last Time They Met

Vegas recorded a 0-4 beatdown over Chicago at T-Mobile Arena when these teams last met on March 14, 2026. Pavel Dorofeyev led the way to that result, recording 2 goals and 1 assist. The Golden Knights have now won four straight at T-Mobile Arena against the Blackhawks.