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Blackhawks vs. Kraken Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blackhawks vs. Kraken NHL game on April 4, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 5, 2AM Climate Pledge Arena
Apr 5, 2AM Climate Pledge Arena
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Bets
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackhawks | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Kraken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackhawks | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Kraken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
P3 19:48 Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Berkly Catton
P3 19:31 Kaapo Kakko shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
P3 16:57 Ryan Donato shot blocked by Adam Larsson
P3 15:50 Shot missed by Brandon Montour
P3 14:17 Goal scored by Kaapo Kakko assisted by Berkly Catton and Jaden Schwartz
P3 13:07 Goal scored by Sacha Boisvert assisted by Kevin Korchinski and Landon Slaggert
P3 12:19 Shot on goal by Adam Larsson saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 11:19 Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Philipp Grubauer
P3 10:17 Shot on goal by Matty Beniers saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 10:16 Shot on goal by Matty Beniers saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 09:09 Shot missed by Alex Vlasic
P3 09:05 Shot missed by Ryan Greene
P3 08:44 Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Philipp Grubauer
P3 08:29 Shot on goal by Adam Larsson saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 08:21 Shot missed by Ben Meyers
P3 07:49 Shot on goal by Anton Frondell saved by Philipp Grubauer
P3 07:07 Shot missed by Brandon Montour
P3 06:15 Jordan Eberle shot blocked by Louis Crevier
P3 05:46 Shot on goal by Ryan Lindgren saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 04:24 Ryker Evans shot blocked by Ethan Del Mastro
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Berkly Catton
SHOT
Kaapo Kakko shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Stoppage - Icing
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in neutral zone
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Eeli Tolvanen credited with hit on Frank Nazar in defensive zone
SHOT
Ryan Donato shot blocked by Adam Larsson
Anton Frondell credited with hit on Jordan Eberle in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Montour
Matty Beniers won faceoff against Anton Frondell in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Kaapo Kakko assisted by Berkly Catton and Jaden Schwartz
3-2
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Berkly Catton in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Sacha Boisvert assisted by Kevin Korchinski and Landon Slaggert
3-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Larsson saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Philipp Grubauer
Berkly Catton won faceoff against Anton Frondell in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matty Beniers saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matty Beniers saved by Arvid Soderblom
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Vlasic
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Greene
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Philipp Grubauer
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Larsson saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot missed by Ben Meyers
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Anton Frondell saved by Philipp Grubauer
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Montour
Matty Beniers won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone
SHOT
Jordan Eberle shot blocked by Louis Crevier
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Matty Beniers in defensive zone
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Lindgren saved by Arvid Soderblom
Freddy Gaudreau won faceoff against Anton Frondell in defensive zone
SHOT
Ryker Evans shot blocked by Ethan Del Mastro
Freddy Gaudreau won faceoff against Sacha Boisvert in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jamie Oleksiak saved by Arvid Soderblom
Shorthanded - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in defensive zone
Power play - Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Vince Dunn shot blocked by Sam Rinzel
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blackhawks saved by Philipp Grubauer
SHOT
Matty Beniers shot blocked by Louis Crevier
End of 2nd Period.
Matty Beniers won faceoff against Teuvo Teravainen in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Blackhawks won faceoff against Kraken in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Tyler Bertuzzi assisted by Ilya Mikheyev and Wyatt Kaiser
2-0
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bobby McMann saved by Arvid Soderblom
Blackhawks won faceoff against Kraken in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Donato
SHOT
Brandon Montour shot blocked by Ethan Del Mastro
Ben Meyers won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
Eeli Tolvanen credited with hit on Wyatt Kaiser in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Eeli Tolvanen
SHOT
Shot missed by Blackhawks
Berkly Catton won faceoff against Connor Bedard in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jordan Eberle
SHOT
Blackhawks shot blocked by Sam Rinzel
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Philipp Grubauer
Shorthanded - Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Ryan Greene in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Freddy Gaudreau saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Kevin Korchinski shot blocked by Adam Larsson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Connor Bedard saved by Philipp Grubauer
SHOT
Adam Larsson shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
Matty Beniers won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Philipp Grubauer
SHOT
Shot on goal by Berkly Catton saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Philipp Grubauer
Ryan Greene won faceoff against Berkly Catton in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ben Meyers saved by Arvid Soderblom
Shorthanded - Ben Meyers won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Kraken in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bobby McMann saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Greene saved by Philipp Grubauer
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vince Dunn saved by Arvid Soderblom
Anton Frondell won faceoff against Oscar Fisker Molgaard in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Berkly Catton saved by Arvid Soderblom
Nick Lardis credited with hit on Ryan Lindgren in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Teuvo Teravainen
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Lardis
SHOT
Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky
SHOT
Shot on goal by Landon Slaggert saved by Philipp Grubauer
SHOT
Vince Dunn shot blocked by Kevin Korchinski
SHOT
Shot on goal by Freddy Gaudreau saved by Arvid Soderblom
Berkly Catton won faceoff against Ryan Donato in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Jaden Schwartz shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Stoppage - Goalie Puck Frzn-plyd bynd ctr
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jared McCann saved by Arvid Soderblom
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Philipp Grubauer
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Matty Beniers in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Ilya Mikheyev won faceoff against Kraken in offensive zone
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
Anton Frondell won faceoff against Matty Beniers in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Ben Meyers won faceoff against Ryan Donato in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Berkly Catton in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Larsson saved by Arvid Soderblom
SHOT
Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky
Giveaway by Kevin Korchinski in defensive zone
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Montour
SHOT
Chandler Stephenson shot blocked by teammate
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Sacha Boisvert in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Jared McCann
SHOT
Adam Larsson shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jamie Oleksiak saved by Arvid Soderblom
Tyler Bertuzzi credited with hit on Freddy Gaudreau in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Philipp Grubauer
SHOT
Jared McCann shot blocked by Tyler Bertuzzi
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Berkly Catton in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Louis Crevier saved by Philipp Grubauer
Blackhawks won faceoff against Kraken in neutral zone
SHOT
Sacha Boisvert shot blocked by Adam Larsson
Landon Slaggert credited with hit on Jordan Eberle in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Philipp Grubauer
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Philipp Grubauer
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Philipp Grubauer
Shorthanded - Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anton Frondell in defensive zone
Sacha Boisvert won faceoff against Berkly Catton in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Power play - Matty Beniers won faceoff against Teuvo Teravainen in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Power play - Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Teuvo Teravainen in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Penalty to Frank Nazar 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Berkly Catton)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Philipp Grubauer
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Anton Frondell in defensive zone
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Matty Beniers in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 31 | Shots on Goal | 27 | |||
| 45% | Faceoff Win % | 55% | |||
| 3/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 17 | Hits | 16 | |||
| 20 | Shots Blocked | 12 | |||
| 16 | Giveaways | 13 |
| |
|---|
| 31 | Shots on Goal | 27 | |||
| 45% | Faceoff Win % | 55% | |||
| 3/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 2/0 | |||
| 4 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 17 | Hits | 16 | |||
| 20 | Shots Blocked | 12 | |||
| 16 | Giveaways | 13 |
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Blackhawks vs. Kraken: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Blackhawks vs. Kraken
- Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Kraken favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6
- Moneyline Odds: Blackhawks +158, Kraken -153
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Blackhawks: 40%
- Kraken: 60%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Blackhawks a win probability of 40%, while the Kraken have a win probability of 60%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Kraken are more likely to beat the Blackhawks in the NHL game at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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