Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Unlucky loss Thursday
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Soderblom stopped 35 of 36 shots in Thursday's 1-0 preseason loss to the Blues.
Soderblom has given up just four goals on 62 shots over two preseason starts. The 27-year-old Swede is in good form heading into the regular season, but he won't steal many starts from Spencer Knight. Expect Soderblom to handle backup usage as he looks to bounce back from his 3.80 GAA and .880 save percentage from 26 outings last year.
Soderblom will protect the road goal versus the Blues in Thursday's preseason game, Matthew DeFranks of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Soderblom allowed three goals on 26 shots in an overtime loss versus the Wild on Saturday. The 27-year-old netminder will get a second look during the preseason in this contest. Based on Soderblom's usage, he looks set to get the backup job behind Spencer Knight, while Drew Commesso is likely to head to AHL Rockford to start the year.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Makes 23 saves in preseason start
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Soderblom allowed three goals on 26 shots during Saturday's 3-2 preseason overtime loss to the Wild.
As expected, Soderblom played the full game. He enters the 2026-27 season likely to serve as the primary backup to Spencer Knight. Soderblom made 26 regular-season appearances last year, going 8-13-3 with a 3.80 GAA and an .880 save percentage.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Facing Wild
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Soderblom will guard the road goal in Saturday's preseason matchup against Minnesota, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.
Soderblom is in line to play the entire game. He went 8-13-3 with one shutout, a 3,80 GAA and an .880 save percentage in 26 outings during the 2025-26 regular season.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Expected to start Saturday
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Soderblom is set to start at home against St. Louis on Saturday, per Tracey Myers of NHL.com.
Soderblom has an 8-12-3 record, 3.74 GAA and .882 save percentage in 25 outings in 2025-26. He stopped 25 of 27 shots to earn a 4-2 victory over Seattle in his last start last Saturday. St. Louis ranks 29th in goals per game with 2.65 this season.
Soderblom will guard the road crease in Saturday's matchup against the Kraken, per Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News.
With the Blackhawks eliminated from postseason contention, Soderblom will draw his second consecutive appearance to give Spencer Knight an extended rest. Overall, the 26-year-old Soderblom has a 7-12-3 record, a 3.82 GAA and an .880 save percentage across 24 outings this season. He'll face off against the Kraken, who currently rank 26th in the NHL with 2.80 goals per game this season.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Surrenders six goals in loss
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Soderblom allowed six goals on 39 shots in Friday's 6-1 loss to the Rangers.
With the Blackhawks going ultra-young for the rest of the season, that's created some gaps in the system. It showed Friday, as Soderblom struggled under pressure behind a green defensive unit. He's gone 2-3-1 in March, allowing at least four goals in each of his losses. He's at 7-12-3 with a 3.79 GAA and an .881 save percentage over 23 appearances this season. Spencer Knight will probably get the nod for Sunday's game versus the Devils to close out this road trip.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Slated to start Friday
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Soderblom is expected to defend the visiting goal versus the Rangers on Friday.
Soderblom has faced 96 shots in his last two starts, surrendering just seven goals (.927 save percentage). He is 7-11-3 with a 3.69 GAA and an .883 save percentage across 22 appearances. The Rangers are generating 2.76 goals per game, 26th in the NHL.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Busy in Tuesday's win
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Soderblom made 44 saves in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Islanders.
It's the third time in his last six starts that Soderblom has faced at least 45 shots, but unlike the first two games, the 26-year-old netminder came away with a victory. Over that stretch, which dates back to Jan. 29, Soderblom has gone 2-3-1 with a 3.51 GAA and .902 save percentage.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Not starting after all
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Contrary to an earlier report, Soderblom isn't starting in Thursday's road game against Utah, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Spencer Knight is set to get the nod instead. Soderblom has a 6-10-3 record, 3.70 GAA and .876 save percentage in 20 outings in 2025-26.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Starting Friday
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Soderblom will guard the home goal versus the Canucks on Friday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Soderblom will get a start in a soft matchup against the NHL's worst team. The 26-year-old posted a 22-save shutout over the Mammoth in his last outing. This is the kind of game where Soderblom is a viable streaming and DFS option for fantasy managers.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Tough shootout loss to Bolts
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Soderblom turned aside 30 shots in regulation and overtime and two of five shootout attempts in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Lightning.
Nikita Kucherov was the only player to get a puck past Soderblom before the shootout. However, the 26-year-old Soderblom struggled with the extra point on the line, as Kucherov, Gage Goncalves and Dominic James all scored in the shootout. It was still the first time Soderblom had allowed fewer than two goals in a start since Nov. 9 against Detroit. He sports a 5-8-2 record in 16 outings this season with a 3.75 GAA and an .874 save percentage.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Out of action Friday
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Soderblom (illness) is not expected to suit up Friday versus the Capitals, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.
The Blackhawks are dealing with significant illness issues, which will sideline both Soderblom and Spencer Knight. Drew Commesso was called up from AHL Rockford earlier in the day and will get the start, and he may be needed Saturday in Nashville as well if neither of the two regular goalies are healthy.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Little work in overtime win
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Soderblom stopped 13 of 15 shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights.
Soderblom was lightly tested Sunday, and that appears to be a good way to keep him from giving up too many goals. He allowed tallies to Brandon Saad and Mark Stone, but a Tyler Bertuzzi hat trick carried the Blackhawks to the win. Soderblom now has two wins over his last three outings despite allowed eight goals on 61 shots in that span. For the season, he's at a 5-7-1 record with a 3.87 GAA and an .873 save percentage in 14 contests. Spencer Knight is likely to get the nod Wednesday versus the Blues, but Soderblom should get a start during the upcoming back-to-back that features games Friday at home versus the Capitals and Saturday on the road in Nashville.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Drawing start Sunday
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Soderblom is set to patrol the home blue paint versus the Golden Knights on Sunday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
Soderblom has struggled lately, as he is 1-5-0 with a 5.40 GAA and an .842 save percentage across his last seven outings. Vegas ranks 15th in the NHL with 3.10 goals per game this season and has lost four straight contests (0-3-1) while scoring 12 goals during that stretch.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Makes 28 saves in shootout win
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Soderblom stopped 28 of 31 shots in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Stars.
Soderblom was beaten once in each frame, but the Blackhawks forced a shootout thanks to a third-period goal from Tyler Bertuzzi. Soderblom was excellent in the shootout, stopping three of four shots to get his first win since mid-November and snap a streak of five straight losses. The 26-year-old has allowed three or more goals in each of his last six outings, so even though he got the win here, fantasy managers can't be happy with his recent performances.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Getting start versus Detroit
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Soderblom will guard the home goal versus the Red Wings on Saturday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
Soderblom has allowed 20 goals on 113 shots during his three-game losing streak. He's not in a particularly good spot for this contest, as the Blackhawks are in the second half of a back-to-back. The Red Wings have scored 23 goals over their last six games, going 4-1-1 in that span.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Peppered by pucks in loss
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Soderblom stopped 46 of 53 shots in Sunday's 7-1 loss to the Ducks.
Soderblom had to eat this one after Spencer Knight was torched for six goals in Saturday's loss to the Kings. Over his last three games, all losses, Soderblom has gotten pummeled for 20 goals on 113 shots. The Blackhawks are reportedly looking for a change of scenery for Laurent Brossoit (hip), who is on a conditioning loan at AHL Rockford after not playing in 2024-25, but Soderblom's struggles could change those plans. Soderblom is 3-5-1 with a 3.93 GAA and an .877 save percentage, numbers nearly identical to his marks from 2023-24 in the depths of the Blackhawks' rebuild. Look for Spencer Knight to start Wednesday versus the Rangers, though Soderblom could be between the pipes once during a back-to-back in St. Louis on Friday and at home versus the Red Wings on Saturday.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Tending twine in Anaheim
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Soderblom will patrol the road blue paint Sunday against the Ducks, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.
This will be Soderblom's first start since Nov. 28, as he's struggled during his last two outings, surrendering a total of 13 goals on 60 shots (.783 save percentage) in losses to Nashville and Buffalo. The Swedish netminder is 3-4-1 with a 3.54 GAA and and .879 save percentage across eight appearances in 2025-26. The Ducks are 3-2-0 in their last five games, a stretch in which they've netted 14 goals.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Beaten nine times Friday
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Soderblom stopped 21 of 30 shots in Friday's 9-3 loss to Buffalo.
Soderblom has started three of the Blackhawks' last six games, but this will probably go down as one of the worst performances of his career. He was on a run of posting a save percentage of at least .900 in three of his previous four outings, a stretch where he'd gone 2-2-0 with a 2.04 GAA and a .929 save percentage, so this subpar showing came out of nowhere. Soderblom will aim to recover in his next start, and if the Blackhawks continue to rotate netminders, that game might come against the Wild on Wednesday at home.
