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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Sharks vs. Blackhawks NHL game on April 15, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 16, 12:30AM United Center
Apr 16, 12:30AM United Center
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Blackhawks | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Blackhawks | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
P3 19:00 Shot missed by Tyler Toffoli
P3 16:37 Shot missed by Frank Nazar
P3 16:20 Shot missed by Sam Rinzel
P3 15:07 Shot missed by Anton Frondell
P3 14:44 Goal scored by Nick Lardis assisted by Connor Bedard and Wyatt Kaiser
P3 13:47 Power play - Igor Chernyshov shot blocked by Louis Crevier
P3 12:12 Power play - Luca Cagnoni shot blocked by Ilya Mikheyev
P3 11:28 Shot missed by Vincent Desharnais
P3 08:35 Goal scored by Ryan Greene assisted by Ethan Del Mastro and Andre Burakovsky
P3 08:29 Shot missed by Blackhawks
P3 07:56 William Eklund shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
P3 07:05 Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 06:52 Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 05:50 Shot on goal by Kevin Korchinski saved by Yaroslav Askarov
P3 04:01 Vincent Desharnais shot blocked by teammate
P3 03:51 Goal scored by Louis Crevier assisted by Connor Bedard
P3 03:30 Shot missed by Frank Nazar
P3 01:57 Shot missed by Ryan Greene
P3 01:50 Shot missed by Ryan Donato
P3 00:55 Shot on goal by Blackhawks saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Tyler Toffoli
Takeaway by Ethan Del Mastro in defensive zone
Kiefer Sherwood credited with hit on Wyatt Kaiser in neutral zone
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Sam Lafferty in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Frank Nazar
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Rinzel
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Ryan Greene in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Anton Frondell
GOAL
Goal scored by Nick Lardis assisted by Connor Bedard and Wyatt Kaiser
2-5
Stoppage - Icing
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Power play - Igor Chernyshov shot blocked by Louis Crevier
SHOT
Power play - Luca Cagnoni shot blocked by Ilya Mikheyev
Penalty to Connor Bedard 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Tyler Toffoli)
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Connor Bedard in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Vincent Desharnais
Michael Misa won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Frank Nazar in neutral zone
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Ryan Greene credited with hit on Vincent Desharnais in offensive zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Ryan Greene assisted by Ethan Del Mastro and Andre Burakovsky
2-3
SHOT
Shot missed by Blackhawks
SHOT
William Eklund shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kevin Korchinski saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Vincent Desharnais shot blocked by teammate
GOAL
Goal scored by Louis Crevier assisted by Connor Bedard
2-2
SHOT
Shot missed by Frank Nazar
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Greene
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Donato
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Shot on goal by Blackhawks saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Nick Lardis shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
End of 2nd Period.
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in defensive zone
SHOT
Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Anton Frondell
Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Anton Frondell in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Andre Burakovsky shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky
Power play - Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by William Eklund saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Spencer Knight
Sam Rinzel credited with hit on Zack Ostapchuk in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Collin Graf saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Collin Graf shot blocked by Anton Frondell
Ryan Greene credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
Landon Slaggert credited with hit on Sam Dickinson in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Teuvo Teravainen
SHOT
Power play - Frank Nazar shot blocked by Shakir Mukhamadullin
SHOT
Power play - Connor Bedard shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Stoppage - TV timeout
Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by William Eklund
SHOT
Power play - Kiefer Sherwood shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
Shorthanded - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Michael Misa in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by William Eklund
Giveaway by Ryan Greene in defensive zone
Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael Misa
Adam Gaudette credited with hit on Sam Lafferty in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Michael Misa saved by Spencer Knight
Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Frank Nazar won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Stoppage - Icing
Michael Misa won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
SHOT
Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Ethan Del Mastro
SHOT
Shot missed by Will Smith
Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
Connor Bedard won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in defensive zone
Takeaway by Michael Misa in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Louis Crevier credited with hit on William Eklund in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Ryan Greene won faceoff against Michael Misa in neutral zone
Shorthanded - Ryan Greene won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Alex Vlasic in defensive zone
Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
Penalty to Connor Bedard 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Zack Ostapchuk)
Luca Cagnoni credited with hit on Connor Bedard in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Greene
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Yaroslav Askarov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Yaroslav Askarov
Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Shot missed by Wyatt Kaiser
Giveaway by Vincent Desharnais in offensive zone
Giveaway by Kevin Korchinski in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luca Cagnoni saved by Spencer Knight
Takeaway by Vincent Desharnais in defensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Mario Ferraro
Power play - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
Penalty to Igor Chernyshov 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Louis Crevier)
SHOT
Connor Bedard shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
SHOT
Louis Crevier shot blocked by Igor Chernyshov
Michael Misa won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Zack Ostapchuk saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Gaudette saved by Spencer Knight
SHOT
Kevin Korchinski shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
SHOT
Shot missed by Macklin Celebrini
Michael Misa won faceoff against Ryan Donato in defensive zone
SHOT
Ryan Donato shot blocked by Michael Misa
Shakir Mukhamadullin credited with hit on Frank Nazar in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Frank Nazar
Zack Ostapchuk credited with hit on Sam Rinzel in offensive zone
SHOT
Sam Dickinson shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Stoppage - Icing
Ryan Donato credited with hit on Vincent Desharnais in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Alex Vlasic in defensive zone
Giveaway by Louis Crevier in defensive zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 17 | Shots on Goal | 24 | |||
| 52% | Faceoff Win % | 48% | |||
| 4/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 26 | Hits | 13 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 15 | Giveaways | 11 |
| |
|---|
| 17 | Shots on Goal | 24 | |||
| 52% | Faceoff Win % | 48% | |||
| 4/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 26 | Hits | 13 | |||
| 10 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 15 | Giveaways | 11 |
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Sharks vs. Blackhawks: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Sharks vs. Blackhawks
- Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026
- Time: 8:30 PM ET
- Venue: United Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Sharks favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Sharks -106, Blackhawks +110
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Sharks: 51%
- Blackhawks: 49%
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 Sharks a win probability of 51%, while the Blackhawks have a win probability of 49%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Sharks are more likely to beat the Blackhawks in the NHL game at United Center on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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