Chicago Blackhawks lines 2026-27

As played Oct 3, 2026 at the Buffalo Sabres

In their last game, Oct 3, 2026 at the Buffalo Sabres, the Blackhawks' top line was Patrick Kane–Frank Nazar–Roman Kantserov (13:56 together at 5-on-5) and the top pair Ian Cole–Alex Vlasic (15:53). That line has played together in 1 of the club's last 3 games.

Forward lines, last game

Chicago Blackhawks forward lines in the last game, most 5-on-5 time together first
Unit	Players	5v5 together	Last 3 games
Line 1	Patrick Kane – Frank Nazar – Roman Kantserov	13:56	1 of 3
Line 2	Jordan Greenway – Cole Smith – Ryan Greene	12:27	3 of 3
Line 3	Teuvo Teravainen – Tyler Bertuzzi – Anton Frondell	11:16	1 of 3
Line 4	Ryan Donato – Nick Lardis – Oliver Moore	5:51	2 of 3

Defense pairs, last game

Chicago Blackhawks defense pairs in the last game
Unit	Players	5v5 together	Last 3 games
Pair 1	Ian Cole – Alex Vlasic	15:53	1 of 3
Pair 2	Wyatt Kaiser – Artyom Levshunov	14:55	3 of 3
Pair 3	Ethan Del Mastro – Kevin Korchinski	8:49	1 of 3

Most-used units this season (3 games)

Jordan Greenway–Cole Smith–Ryan Greene · 33:23 in 3 games
Patrick Kane–Frank Nazar–Roman Kantserov · 13:56 in 1 game
Teuvo Teravainen–Tyler Bertuzzi–Anton Frondell · 11:16 in 1 game
Ryan Donato–Nick Lardis–Oliver Moore · 9:58 in 2 games
Patrick Kane–Oliver Moore–Roman Kantserov · 9:03 in 1 game
Patrick Kane–Tyler Bertuzzi–Anton Frondell · 7:42 in 1 game
Wyatt Kaiser–Artyom Levshunov · 41:17 in 3 games
Bowen Byram–Alex Vlasic · 24:04 in 2 games
Ian Cole–Sam Rinzel · 18:43 in 2 games
Ian Cole–Alex Vlasic · 15:53 in 1 game

From the NHL's shift charts: for every second both clubs had five skaters on the ice, the trio of forwards and the pair of defensemen on for it get the second. Lines are the trios with the most of them, no player twice; the line sheet a coach posts before a game can differ, and power-play units are not counted. Updated after every game.