Sharks vs. Blackhawks Prediction, Picks and Odds

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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Sharks
1 1 0 2
Blackhawks
0 1 4 5
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  • Sharks
    0%
  • Blackhawks
    100%
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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
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  3. P3 19:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tyler Toffoli
  4. P3 18:20
    Takeaway by Ethan Del Mastro in defensive zone
  5. P3 16:44
    Kiefer Sherwood credited with hit on Wyatt Kaiser in neutral zone
  6. P3 16:39
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Sam Lafferty in defensive zone
  7. P3 16:37
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Frank Nazar
  8. P3 16:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Rinzel
  9. P3 15:41
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Ryan Greene in defensive zone
  10. P3 15:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anton Frondell
  11. P3 14:44
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Nick Lardis assisted by Connor Bedard and Wyatt Kaiser
    2-5
  12. P3 14:39
    Stoppage - Icing
  13. P3 14:21
    Stoppage - Icing
  14. P3 13:47
    SHOT
    Power play - Igor Chernyshov shot blocked by Louis Crevier
  15. P3 12:12
    SHOT
    Power play - Luca Cagnoni shot blocked by Ilya Mikheyev
  16. P3 11:59
    Penalty to Connor Bedard 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Tyler Toffoli)
  17. P3 11:35
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Connor Bedard in offensive zone
  18. P3 11:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vincent Desharnais
  19. P3 10:32
    Michael Misa won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
  20. P3 09:38
    Dmitry Orlov credited with hit on Frank Nazar in neutral zone
  21. P3 09:21
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  22. P3 09:21
    Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Connor Bedard in defensive zone
  23. P3 09:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  24. P3 08:43
    Ryan Greene credited with hit on Vincent Desharnais in offensive zone
  25. P3 08:35
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Ryan Greene assisted by Ethan Del Mastro and Andre Burakovsky
    2-3
  26. P3 08:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Blackhawks
  27. P3 07:56
    SHOT
    William Eklund shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  28. P3 07:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  29. P3 06:52
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  30. P3 05:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kevin Korchinski saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  31. P3 04:01
    SHOT
    Vincent Desharnais shot blocked by teammate
  32. P3 03:51
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Louis Crevier assisted by Connor Bedard
    2-2
  33. P3 03:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Frank Nazar
  34. P3 01:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Greene
  35. P3 01:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Donato
  36. P3 01:24
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  37. P3 00:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blackhawks saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  38. P3 00:25
    SHOT
    Nick Lardis shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
  39. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  40. P2 19:58
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Macklin Celebrini in defensive zone
  41. P2 19:55
    SHOT
    Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Anton Frondell
  42. P2 19:30
    Macklin Celebrini won faceoff against Anton Frondell in neutral zone
  43. P2 19:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Andre Burakovsky shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
  44. P2 18:58
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky
  45. P2 17:39
    Power play - Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi in offensive zone
  46. P2 17:16
    Shorthanded - Zack Ostapchuk won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  47. P2 17:16
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  48. P2 17:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by William Eklund saved by Spencer Knight
  49. P2 16:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Spencer Knight
  50. P2 15:43
    Sam Rinzel credited with hit on Zack Ostapchuk in neutral zone
  51. P2 14:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Collin Graf saved by Spencer Knight
  52. P2 14:34
    SHOT
    Collin Graf shot blocked by Anton Frondell
  53. P2 12:59
    Ryan Greene credited with hit on Dmitry Orlov in offensive zone
  54. P2 12:50
    Landon Slaggert credited with hit on Sam Dickinson in offensive zone
  55. P2 12:09
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Teuvo Teravainen
  56. P2 11:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Frank Nazar shot blocked by Shakir Mukhamadullin
  57. P2 11:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Connor Bedard shot blocked by teammate
  58. P2 10:59
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  59. P2 10:42
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  60. P2 10:14
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  61. P2 10:14
    Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  62. P2 10:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  63. P2 09:09
    Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  64. P2 09:07
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by William Eklund
  65. P2 08:57
    SHOT
    Power play - Kiefer Sherwood shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  66. P2 08:00
    Shorthanded - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Michael Misa in defensive zone
  67. P2 07:45
    SHOT
    Shot missed by William Eklund
  68. P2 07:13
    Giveaway by Ryan Greene in defensive zone
  69. P2 06:59
    Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  70. P2 06:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  71. P2 06:40
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael Misa
  72. P2 05:25
    Adam Gaudette credited with hit on Sam Lafferty in defensive zone
  73. P2 05:14
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Michael Misa saved by Spencer Knight
  74. P2 03:46
    Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  75. P2 03:34
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  76. P2 03:29
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in offensive zone
  77. P2 03:29
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  78. P2 03:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  79. P2 02:58
    Stoppage - Icing
  80. P2 02:33
    Michael Misa won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  81. P2 02:32
    SHOT
    Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Ethan Del Mastro
  82. P2 02:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Will Smith
  83. P2 01:28
    Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  84. P2 01:11
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Zack Ostapchuk in defensive zone
  85. P2 00:58
    Takeaway by Michael Misa in offensive zone
  86. P2 00:34
    Shorthanded - Louis Crevier credited with hit on William Eklund in defensive zone
  87. P2 00:17
    Shorthanded - Ryan Greene won faceoff against Michael Misa in neutral zone
  88. P2 00:00
    Shorthanded - Ryan Greene won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in neutral zone
  89. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  90. P1 19:12
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Alex Vlasic in defensive zone
  91. P1 18:49
    Power play - Alexander Wennberg won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  92. P1 18:49
    Penalty to Connor Bedard 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Zack Ostapchuk)
  93. P1 18:19
    Luca Cagnoni credited with hit on Connor Bedard in defensive zone
  94. P1 17:38
    Stoppage - Icing
  95. P1 16:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Greene
  96. P1 16:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  97. P1 16:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Spencer Knight
  98. P1 15:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  99. P1 15:34
    Sharks won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  100. P1 15:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Macklin Celebrini saved by Spencer Knight
  101. P1 15:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Wyatt Kaiser
  102. P1 14:03
    Giveaway by Vincent Desharnais in offensive zone
  103. P1 13:22
    Giveaway by Kevin Korchinski in defensive zone
  104. P1 12:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Luca Cagnoni saved by Spencer Knight
  105. P1 12:00
    Takeaway by Vincent Desharnais in defensive zone
  106. P1 09:57
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot missed by Mario Ferraro
  107. P1 09:31
    Power play - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Alexander Wennberg in offensive zone
  108. P1 09:31
    Penalty to Igor Chernyshov 2 minutes for Misconduct (Drawn by Louis Crevier)
  109. P1 09:17
    SHOT
    Connor Bedard shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
  110. P1 09:11
    SHOT
    Louis Crevier shot blocked by Igor Chernyshov
  111. P1 08:09
    Michael Misa won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
  112. P1 07:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Zack Ostapchuk saved by Spencer Knight
  113. P1 06:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adam Gaudette saved by Spencer Knight
  114. P1 06:37
    SHOT
    Kevin Korchinski shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
  115. P1 05:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Macklin Celebrini
  116. P1 04:52
    Michael Misa won faceoff against Ryan Donato in defensive zone
  117. P1 04:50
    SHOT
    Ryan Donato shot blocked by Michael Misa
  118. P1 04:09
    Shakir Mukhamadullin credited with hit on Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  119. P1 03:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Frank Nazar
  120. P1 03:19
    Zack Ostapchuk credited with hit on Sam Rinzel in offensive zone
  121. P1 02:43
    SHOT
    Sam Dickinson shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  122. P1 02:40
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  123. P1 02:06
    Stoppage - Icing
  124. P1 01:53
    Ryan Donato credited with hit on Vincent Desharnais in offensive zone
  125. P1 01:24
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  126. P1 00:56
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  127. P1 00:22
    Giveaway by Alex Vlasic in defensive zone
  128. P1 00:11
    Giveaway by Louis Crevier in defensive zone
  129. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Sharks
STATS
Blackhawks
17Shots on Goal24
52% Faceoff Win % 48%
4/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins8
26Hits13
10 Shots Blocked 14
15Giveaways11
SharksSJ
BlackhawksCHI
17Shots on Goal24
52% Faceoff Win % 48%
4/1 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins8
26Hits13
10 Shots Blocked 14
15Giveaways11

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 51¢, 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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