2026-27 Chicago Blackhawks Strength of Schedule
How tough the Blackhawks’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:31 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Dec 29 – Jan 7
- Dec 29VGK#7
- Jan 1BOS#3
- Jan 2@ DAL#10
- Jan 4@ MTL#4
- Jan 7@ NYR#19
Average opponent rank 8.6
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 0-8
- 22 left · 10 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 2-4
- 23 left · 12 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 2-2
- 21 left · 11 on road
Central division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Avalanche24 pts | tied for 29 | 19.5 | 16 | 16.6 |
 Blackhawks9 pts | 4 | 13.1 | 20 | 16.8 |
 Mammoth21 pts | 10 | 15.6 | 21 | 17.0 |
 Stars22 pts | 15 | 16.3 | 27 | 17.2 |
 Blues18 pts | 7 | 14.3 | 28 | 17.4 |
 Jets19 pts | 1 | 11.9 | tied for 29 | 17.6 |
 Wild30 pts | 14 | 16.1 | 31 | 17.8 |
 Predators23 pts | 2 | 12.7 | 32 | 17.9 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank