It is Halloween, and the Chicago Blackhawks are not at the bottom of the standings like many projected them to be through the first few weeks of the 2025-26 season. 

Despite a tough loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night, they are still 5-4-2, and on pace with the bubble teams in the Western Conference. Is it too early to be looking at the standings? Not really. Teams in a playoff spot on American Thanksgiving usually make it. 

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