Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks | Saturday, November 14, 2026 | 2:30 PM CT / 3:30 PM ET | United Center, Chicago | CHSN (Chicago), ESPN+ (out of market), Sportsnet (Canada)
This one is at home, so for once the Hawks don’t have to travel. After the week we’ve had, that’s a relief.
I picked the Hurricanes to beat us on Saturday, 4-1. Carolina won 9-2. The Hurricanes led 7-0 before Roman Kantserov and Connor Bedard scored in the third period, and Spencer Knight allowed six goals on 17 shots before being pulled. I had the winner and missed the margin by a lot, which is the kind of miss I’m not sad about.
The good news is that Chicago bounced back on Thursday. The Hawks beat Buffalo 3-2 in overtime on Ryan Donato’s goal, with Anton Frondell getting the overtime assist. It’s only one win, but it ended a six-game losing streak, and Patrick Kane was activated from injured reserve that same day.
Game Info: Jets at Blackhawks
- Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Puck drop: 2:30 PM CT / 3:30 PM ET
- Venue: United Center, Chicago
- TV: CHSN in Chicago, ESPN+ out of market and Sportsnet in Canada
- Radio: WGN-720 AM and the Blackhawks app
- Records: Blackhawks 5-13-1 (2-7-1 in the last 10); Jets 9-8-3 (5-5-0 in the last 10, on a five-game winning streak)
- Odds: Sportbusy listed the Jets at -146 and the Blackhawks at +146, with a puck line of Jets -1.5 (+177) and a total of 6. That price implies roughly 59% for Winnipeg
- Season series: Chicago won the first meeting 4-3 in overtime on Oct. 15, with Artyom Levshunov scoring the winner. This is the last of the two games at the United Center
The Hawks: Still Bad on Paper, Better Than the Record in Places
The season numbers are ugly. Chicago scores 2.21 goals a game, allows 4.11 and has a power play of 11.1%, per theScore, though those figures predate the Buffalo game. The Hawks average 23.1 shots a game and allow 30.3.
But a few things are working:
- Kantserov: The rookie has a nine-game point streak, per the Blackhawks’ preview.
- Bedard: He has 12 points in his last 10 games.
- Nazar: Frank Nazar has scored in four straight.
- Kane: He returned from injured reserve on Thursday and is now the NHL’s all-time assist leader among American-born players. I couldn’t confirm his status for Saturday’s lineup.
- Home record: The Hawks are 5-5-0 at home, versus a rough road mark.
- Goalie: Knight is 5-10-0 with a .883 save percentage, per theScore. He has a 2-2-3 record against Winnipeg, but the team hasn’t confirmed a starter.
- Injuries: Bowen Byram is on injured reserve.
The Jets: Hot, With the Same Old Question Mark in Net
Winnipeg has won five straight, but its numbers don’t scream contender. It scores 3.05 goals a game and allows 3.4, with a 24.2% power play and a 74.6% penalty kill.
- Scheifele: Mark Scheifele has a five-game point streak and leads the Jets in assists, per the Blackhawks’ preview.
- Goalie: Stuart Skinner is 7-4-3 with a 3.24 GAA and .886 save percentage, per theScore. I couldn’t confirm that he’ll start.
- Injuries: Dylan DeMelo, Elias Salomonsson, Vladislav Namestnikov and Nick Bjugstad are on injured reserve, per Sportbusy.
- Road record: The Jets are 4-4-2 away from home.
- History: Chicago has earned points in six of its last seven home games against Winnipeg (3-1-3), and Chicago has 62 all-time wins over Winnipeg, 36 of them at home.
The Matchups That Matter
Chicago’s penalty kill against Winnipeg’s power play. The Jets’ power play is 24.2%. Ours is 11.1%. If special teams decide it, we lose.
Both goalies. Skinner (.886) and Knight (.883) are both below average. Whichever team gets a good night in net probably wins.
Kantserov and Bedard against a thinner Jets defense. DeMelo and Salomonsson are both on injured reserve, which should help our top forwards find space.
Kane’s return. He could change the power play. It’s hard to say how much after missing time, but the Hawks need offense from anywhere.
Shots. We average 23 and give up 30. If the Jets get 35 on Saturday, it’s over.
What Actually Decides It
The market has Winnipeg at about 59%, a much closer gap than we’ve seen all month. I understand why. The Jets are hot, but they’re 4-4-2 on the road with a 74.6% penalty kill, and we beat them in October.
The Hawks have a real reason for hope: the first win in weeks, Kane back and a home crowd. But the underlying numbers still favor Winnipeg, and Skinner only needs to be adequate behind a better team. I’ll take the Jets in a one-goal game.
Final Score Prediction: Winnipeg Jets 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3
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