AI Game Overview
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the ice. I’m thrilled to break down a marquee matchup on the 2026 NHL calendar as the Chicago Blackhawks head into the Pacific Northwest to clash with the Seattle Kraken.
Mark your calendars for April 5th, because this regular-season showdown is shaping up to be a pivotal moment in the stretch run. As we navigate the 2025-2026 campaign, both of these franchises are fighting for every inch of ice, looking to solidify their positioning as the postseason looms on the horizon.
When Chicago steps into Climate Pledge Arena, they aren't just facing a team; they’re facing a building that prides itself on intensity. The Blackhawks, a storied franchise with a legacy of grit, will be looking to silence the Seattle faithful and secure two crucial points on the road. Meanwhile, the Kraken have proven time and again that they thrive on home ice, utilizing their depth and tactical discipline to stifle opponents.
While the oddsmakers have kept their cards close to the vest—with moneyline, spread, and total figures currently off the board—the real story here is the on-ice narrative. In a league where parity is the name of the game, these two clubs are hungry to prove their mettle. Whether it’s a battle of elite goaltending or a high-octane offensive display, this game is a must-watch for any hockey purist.
The puck drops at 2:00 AM UTC. Grab your coffee, settle in, and prepare for a high-stakes battle between the Windy City and the Emerald City. It’s going to be a classic.
AI Matchup Overview
See detailed probability breakdown in the app
Win Probability Charts
View a detailed pie chart showing our AI-powered prediction breakdown and historical matchup analytics.
Get access to advanced analytics, real-time insights, and exclusive betting tools with our mobile app subscription.
The Seattle Kraken enter this matchup with a clear competitive edge, holding a superior 32-30 record compared to the Chicago Blackhawks' 27-34 standing. Historical data heavily favors Seattle, as the Kraken have dominated the recent series, winning four of the last five encounters against Chicago. The Blackhawks have struggled to find consistency throughout the season, and their inability to solve Seattle's defensive structure in previous meetings suggests they will face an uphill battle on the road. Given Seattle's better overall record and their proven track record of success in this specific head-to-head matchup, the Kraken are well-positioned to control the pace of play and secure a victory on home ice.
Previous Matchups
Game Popularity
Based on social media tweets and mentions
Trend Direction
Track how the interest in this game is changing over time.
Get access to advanced analytics, real-time insights, and exclusive betting tools with our mobile app subscription.
Betting Odds
Betting odds not yet available for this game?.
Check back closer to game time.
Current Season Games
CHI
| Lvs WPG | 3 - 4 |
| L@ NJ | 3 - 5 |
| L@ NYR | 1 - 6 |
| L@ PHI | 1 - 5 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NAS | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 4 |
| W@ MIN | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs MIN | 3 - 4 |
| L@ VEG | 0 - 4 |
| W@ UTA | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs UTA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ DAL | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs VAN | 3 - 6 |
| L@ WPG | 2 - 3 |
| W@ UTA | 4 - 0 |
| L@ COL | 1 - 3 |
| L@ NAS | 2 - 4 |
| L@ CBJ | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs SJ | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs CBJ | 2 - 4 |
| L@ PIT | 2 - 6 |
| L@ MIN | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs FLA | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 2 |
| W@ CAR | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs WPG | 2 - 0 |
| Lvs BOS | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs CGY | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs EDM | 1 - 4 |
| W@ NAS | 3 - 0 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs STL | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs VEG | 3 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs DAL | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NYI | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 7 |
| W@ DAL | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs PHI | 1 - 3 |
| L@ OTT | 4 - 6 |
| L@ MTL | 1 - 4 |
| L@ TOR | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 0 - 4 |
| L@ STL | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs NYR | 3 - 0 |
| L@ ANA | 1 - 7 |
| L@ LA | 0 - 6 |
| W@ LA | 2 - 1 |
| L@ VEG | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs ANA | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs NAS | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MIN | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs COL | 0 - 1 |
| L@ BUF | 3 - 9 |
| Lvs SEA | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CGY | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs TOR | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs NJ | 3 - 4 |
| W@ DET | 5 - 1 |
| W@ CGY | 4 - 0 |
| W@ VAN | 5 - 2 |
| L@ SEA | 1 - 3 |
| L@ EDM | 2 - 3 |
| L@ WPG | 3 - 6 |
| Wvs OTT | 7 - 3 |
| Lvs LA | 1 - 3 |
| W@ TB | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs ANA | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs VAN | 2 - 3 |
| W@ STL | 8 - 3 |
| Wvs UTA | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs MTL | 2 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 3 - 4 |
| L@ FLA | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs STL | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs MIN | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 1 - 3 |
| W@ MIN | 4 - 1 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 2 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 3 |
SEA
| L@ EDM | 0 - 3 |
| L@ BUF | 2 - 3 |
| W@ TB | 4 - 3 |
| L@ FLA | 4 - 5 |
| L@ CBJ | 2 - 5 |
| L@ NAS | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs TB | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs FLA | 6 - 2 |
| W@ VAN | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs NAS | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs OTT | 4 - 7 |
| Lvs STL | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CAR | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs VAN | 5 - 1 |
| L@ STL | 1 - 5 |
| L@ DAL | 1 - 4 |
| W@ LA | 4 - 2 |
| L@ ANA | 2 - 4 |
| W@ VEG | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs TOR | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs WAS | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs NJ | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs ANA | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs NYI | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 6 |
| L@ UTA | 3 - 6 |
| L@ BOS | 2 - 4 |
| L@ NJ | 2 - 3 |
| W@ NYR | 4 - 2 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs MIN | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BOS | 7 - 4 |
| W@ CGY | 5 - 1 |
| W@ VAN | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs NAS | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs VAN | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs PHI | 4 - 1 |
| W@ LA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ ANA | 3 - 1 |
| W@ SJ | 4 - 2 |
| L@ CGY | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs COL | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs BUF | 1 - 3 |
| L@ UTA | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs LA | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs MIN | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs DET | 3 - 4 |
| L@ EDM | 4 - 9 |
| Lvs EDM | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs DAL | 2 - 3 |
| L@ NYI | 0 - 1 |
| W@ PIT | 3 - 2 |
| W@ CHI | 3 - 2 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs SJ | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs WPG | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs CBJ | 1 - 2 |
| L@ DAL | 1 - 2 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs SJ | 1 - 6 |
| Wvs CHI | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs NYR | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs MTL | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs EDM | 3 - 2 |
| W@ WPG | 3 - 0 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 4 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 5 |
| W@ TOR | 4 - 3 |
| L@ OTT | 3 - 4 |
| L@ MTL | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs VEG | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs ANA | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs EDM | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs CGY | 1 - 2 |
| L@ VAN | 2 - 4 |
| W@ EDM | 4 - 1 |
| L@ CGY | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs VAN | 5 - 3 |
Previous Season Games
CHI
| W@ OTT | 4 - 3 |
| W@ MTL | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs WPG | 4 - 5 |
| W@ BOS | 5 - 2 |
| L@ PIT | 0 - 5 |
| Wvs PIT | 3 - 1 |
| L@ WAS | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs COL | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs VEG | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs NJ | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs PHI | 7 - 4 |
| L@ STL | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs LA | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs SEA | 2 - 6 |
| L@ VAN | 2 - 6 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 4 |
| L@ COL | 0 - 3 |
| L@ NAS | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs UTA | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs OTT | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs LA | 5 - 1 |
| W@ ANA | 6 - 3 |
| L@ VEG | 5 - 7 |
| L@ UTA | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs TOR | 2 - 5 |
| L@ CBJ | 1 - 5 |
| L@ STL | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs NAS | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs EDM | 3 - 4 |
| L@ FLA | 1 - 5 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 3 |
| W@ TB | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs MIN | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs TB | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs CAR | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs VEG | 5 - 3 |
| L@ NAS | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs CGY | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs EDM | 3 - 4 |
| L@ DET | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs COL | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs NYR | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs MTL | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs STL | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs DAL | 1 - 5 |
| L@ BUF | 2 - 6 |
| L@ MIN | 3 - 4 |
| L@ CGY | 4 - 6 |
| Wvs SEA | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs WAS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs NYI | 5 - 3 |
| L@ NJ | 1 - 4 |
| L@ NYI | 4 - 5 |
| W@ NYR | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs WPG | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs BOS | 2 - 4 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs CBJ | 3 - 6 |
| L@ MIN | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs DAL | 6 - 2 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs FLA | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs ANA | 2 - 3 |
| L@ VAN | 1 - 4 |
| L@ SEA | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs MIN | 2 - 1 |
| L@ DAL | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 1 - 4 |
| W@ ANA | 4 - 2 |
| W@ LA | 4 - 3 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 3 |
| W@ COL | 5 - 2 |
| L@ DAL | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs NAS | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs VAN | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs BUF | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs SJ | 4 - 2 |
| L@ CGY | 1 - 3 |
| W@ EDM | 5 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 1 - 2 |
| L@ UTA | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs STL | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs MIN | 1 - 6 |
| L@ MIN | 2 - 7 |
| L@ STL | 2 - 3 |
| L@ DET | 0 - 2 |
| Lvs DET | 2 - 4 |
SEA
| Lvs LA | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 3 |
| L@ VEG | 1 - 2 |
| L@ UTA | 1 - 7 |
| W@ LA | 2 - 1 |
| W@ SJ | 5 - 1 |
| W@ VAN | 5 - 0 |
| Lvs DAL | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs DAL | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs EDM | 6 - 1 |
| L@ CGY | 3 - 4 |
| L@ EDM | 4 - 5 |
| L@ MIN | 0 - 4 |
| W@ CHI | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs WPG | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs UTA | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs MTL | 5 - 4 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 4 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 1 |
| L@ NAS | 3 - 5 |
| Lvs MIN | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs VAN | 6 - 3 |
| L@ STL | 2 - 7 |
| L@ TB | 1 - 4 |
| W@ FLA | 2 - 1 |
| W@ CGY | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs TOR | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs DET | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs CGY | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs SJ | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs ANA | 4 - 6 |
| L@ EDM | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs WAS | 0 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs LA | 4 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 1 - 2 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 2 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 6 |
| W@ BUF | 6 - 2 |
| L@ CBJ | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs NJ | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs EDM | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs VAN | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs UTA | 5 - 2 |
| W@ VAN | 5 - 4 |
| L@ COL | 2 - 5 |
| L@ VEG | 2 - 6 |
| L@ CHI | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs OTT | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs TB | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs BOS | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs FLA | 1 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 7 - 5 |
| L@ NJ | 2 - 3 |
| W@ NYI | 5 - 2 |
| W@ CAR | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs SJ | 2 - 4 |
| L@ SJ | 5 - 8 |
| Lvs ANA | 2 - 5 |
| W@ ANA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ LA | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 0 |
| Lvs NYR | 0 - 2 |
| Wvs NYI | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs CHI | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs CBJ | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs VEG | 4 - 3 |
| L@ COL | 3 - 6 |
| L@ BOS | 0 - 2 |
| L@ OTT | 0 - 3 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 4 |
| W@ MTL | 8 - 2 |
| Lvs CAR | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs WPG | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs COL | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CGY | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 6 - 4 |
| W@ NAS | 7 - 3 |
| L@ DAL | 0 - 2 |
| W@ MIN | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs STL | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs EDM | 6 - 2 |
| L@ CGY | 3 - 4 |
| L@ EDM | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs VAN | 3 - 1 |
| L@ VAN | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs CGY | 1 - 6 |