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Los Angeles Kings 1, Chicago Blackhawks 2 — Recap

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📰Game Recap

The Chicago Blackhawks, favored by SportsFBI's model at 51% pregame, staged a comeback to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1, halting Los Angeles' early momentum. The Kings took the game's initial lead in the first period, with Samuel Helenius scoring at 2:31, assisted by Jared Wright and Andre Lee. Los Angeles held that 1-0 advantage into the first intermission.

Chicago evened the score late in the second period. Roman Kantserov found the back of the net at 16:40, with Connor Bedard and Teuvo Teravainen assisting on the equalizer, knotting the game at 1-1. Anton Forsberg of the Kings made 25 saves on 27 shots, while Spencer Knight of the Blackhawks stopped 25 of 26 shots, maintaining a tight contest through 40 minutes. Overall, Chicago outshot Los Angeles 27-26.

The Blackhawks completed their comeback in the final period. Wyatt Kaiser scored the decisive goal for Chicago at 7:17 of the third, with assists from Frank Nazar and veteran Patrick Kane, securing the 2-1 victory. This win moved Chicago's record to 3-8-0, while Los Angeles fell to 3-5-2.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Favorite Won

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the Chicago Blackhawks (-112, 53% implied) over the Los Angeles Kings.

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the Chicago Blackhawks (51% confidence). It gave a 28% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 1 goal.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · CHI -1.5 LAK covered Won by 1
Total · 5.5 Under 3 combined
Moneyline LAK -106 · CHI -113 CHI favored
Line movementOpening line → close
Puck line (CHI) +1.5-1.5 -3
Total 5.55.5 No move
Moneyline (CHI) +102-113 -215

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHI
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 15:50 TOI
Goals · CHI
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 20:14 TOI
Season highs
Quinton Byfield · Season-high 6 shots on goal

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

LAK 1 largest lead P1 2:31 (LAK 1, CHI 0)
CHI 1 largest lead P3 7:17 (LAK 1, CHI 2) · 2-0 run, P2 16:40–P3 7:17
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 2:31 Samuel Helenius (Jared Wright, Andre Lee) LAK · wrist shot · LAK 1, CHI 0
  • P2 16:40 Roman Kantserov (Connor Bedard, Teuvo Teravainen) CHI · Power play · snap shot · LAK 1, CHI 1
  • P3 7:17 Wyatt Kaiser (Frank Nazar, Patrick Kane) CHI · wrist shot · LAK 1, CHI 2

Linescore

123 T
LAK 100 1
CHI 011 2

Shots on goal: LAK 26, CHI 27

📋 Team Stats

LAKCHI
26Shots on goal27
60Shot attempts68
33Faceoff wins24
28Hits15
16Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways2
15Giveaways12
6Penalty minutes6
92.6%Save %96.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
LAK109726
CHI99927

🎯 Shot Map

Los Angeles Kings1 G · 44 attempts
Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Joel Armia: saved (wrist)Andre Lee: saved (wrist)Jared Wright: saved (wrist)Samuel Helenius: goal (wrist)Alex Laferriere: missed the netAdrian Kempe: missed the netTaylor Ward: saved (tip-in)Taylor Ward: saved (deflected)Taylor Ward: saved (poke)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (slap)Jared Wright: missed the netJoel Edmundson: missed the netErik Gustafsson: missed the netArtemi Panarin: missed the netAlex Laferriere: missed the netScott Laughton: missed the netTrevor Moore: saved (backhand)Adrian Kempe: saved (wrist)Adrian Kempe: missed the netAndre Lee: saved (wrist)Trevor Moore: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Scott Laughton: saved (wrist)Cody Ceci: missed the netQuinton Byfield: missed the netScott Laughton: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Alex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (poke)Artemi Panarin: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (wrist)Erik Haula: missed the netQuinton Byfield: missed the netJoel Armia: saved (tip-in)Brian Dumoulin: saved (snap)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Quinton Byfield: saved (wrist)Joel Edmundson: missed the netScott Laughton: missed the netBrandt Clarke: saved (backhand)Brandt Clarke: missed the netAlex Laferriere: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 25Saved57% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net41% of attempts
Chicago Blackhawks2 G · 54 attempts
Sam Rinzel: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Patrick Kane: saved (wrist)Artyom Levshunov: saved (wrist)Artyom Levshunov: saved (wrist)Oliver Moore: saved (wrist)Ryan Donato: missed the netRoman Kantserov: missed the netWyatt Kaiser: missed the netAlex Vlasic: saved (snap)Anton Frondell: missed the netOliver Moore: saved (wrist)Oliver Moore: missed the netFrank Nazar: saved (deflected)Ryan Donato: missed the netAlex Vlasic: saved (wrist)Artyom Levshunov: saved (wrist)Frank Nazar: missed the netOliver Moore: saved (slap)Connor Bedard: missed the netAlex Vlasic: missed the netRyan Donato: saved (wrist)Alex Vlasic: saved (slap)Oliver Moore: missed the netConnor Bedard: missed the netSam Rinzel: missed the netAnton Frondell: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: missed the netRoman Kantserov: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: missed the netPatrick Kane: missed the netPatrick Kane: missed the netRoman Kantserov: saved (wrist)Connor Bedard: saved (wrist)Roman Kantserov: goal (snap)Jordan Greenway: saved (wrist)Ian Cole: missed the netRyan Donato: missed the netOliver Moore: missed the netFrank Nazar: missed the netRoman Kantserov: saved (wrist)Connor Bedard: saved (wrist)Teuvo Teravainen: saved (wrist)Wyatt Kaiser: goal (wrist)Oliver Moore: missed the netFrank Nazar: saved (wrist)Wyatt Kaiser: saved (wrist)Jordan Greenway: missed the netRoman Kantserov: saved (wrist)Sam Rinzel: missed the netConnor Bedard: saved (snap)Tyler Bertuzzi: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Connor Bedard: missed the net
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 25Saved46% of attempts
  • 27Missed the net50% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

LAK skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Samuel Helenius C 101+113007:22
Andre Lee L 011+121008:19
Jared Wright R 011+110007:59
Artemi Panarin L 000-100123:54
Erik Gustafsson D 000-100322:25
Brandt Clarke D 000011422:17
Adrian Kempe R 000-111122:01
Alex Laferriere R 000052020:27
Quinton Byfield R 000-160020:21
Joel Edmundson D 000001318:40
Trevor Moore L 000021017:51
Cody Ceci D 000-100017:10
Mikey Anderson D 000+102117:10
Brian Dumoulin D 000+111016:49
Erik Haula L 000005115:00
Scott Laughton C 000016014:39
Taylor Ward R 000032113:26
Joel Armia R 000022113:14
LAK goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anton Forsberg L 252792.6258:32
CHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Wyatt Kaiser D 101021120:14
Roman Kantserov R 101041015:52
Connor Bedard C 011030119:21
Frank Nazar C 011+120216:19
Patrick Kane R 011+111014:23
Teuvo Teravainen C 011-111013:44
Ian Cole D 000001025:42
Alex Vlasic D 000031125:36
Artyom Levshunov D 000031019:37
Ryan Greene C 000000017:34
Sam Rinzel D 000000316:01
Tyler Bertuzzi L 000020115:39
Anton Frondell C 000011215:32
Cole Smith R 000-106013:43
Ryan Donato C 000010012:18
Jordan Greenway L 000-110112:02
Oliver Moore C 000+131011:28
Kevin Korchinski D 000000108:55
CHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Spencer Knight W 252696.2160:00

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

PlayerPropLineActualResult
Connor Bedard CHI Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Goals0.50 Under
Shots on goal2.53 Over
Frank Nazar CHI Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Goals0.50 Under
Shots on goal1.52 Over
Teuvo Teravainen CHI Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Shots on goal1.51 Under
Patrick Kane CHI Points0.51 Over
Assists0.51 Over
Goals0.50 Under
Shots on goal2.51 Under
Roman Kantserov CHI Points0.51 Over
Assists0.50 Under
Goals0.51 Over
Shots on goal1.54 Over
Quinton Byfield LAK Points0.50 Under
Assists0.50 Under
Goals0.50 Under
Shots on goal2.56 Over

The last pregame line, graded against the final box score.

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series LAK 0 – 1 CHI
Last 4 meetings · since 2025-26 LAK 2 – 2 CHI
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Los Angeles Kings 3-6-2 L1 L10 3-5-2 Next game recap: vs OTT · Thu, Oct 29
Chicago Blackhawks 4-8-0 W1 L10 4-6-0 Next game recap: @ DET · Thu, Oct 29

🔍 Key Suspects Results

7 of 11 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

LAK — Away
Alex Laferriere Alex Laferriere RW Assists · FanDuel 1+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 0
Quinton Byfield Quinton Byfield RW Assists · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Brandt Clarke Brandt Clarke D Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 UNDER HIT Actual 1
Artemi Panarin Artemi Panarin LW Assists · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Adrian Kempe Adrian Kempe RW Shots on Goal · DraftKings 5+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 1
Trevor Moore Trevor Moore LW Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 OVER HIT Actual 2
CHI — Home
Tyler Bertuzzi Tyler Bertuzzi LW Shots on Goal · BetMGM 1.5 UNDER MISS Actual 2
Frank Nazar Frank Nazar C Points · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 1
Teuvo Teravainen Teuvo Teravainen C Shots on Goal · BetMGM 1.5 UNDER HIT Actual 1
Patrick Kane Patrick Kane RW Assists · DraftKings 0.5 OVER HIT Actual 1
Anton Frondell Anton Frondell C Shots on Goal · FanDuel 1.5 UNDER HIT Actual 1

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