Wild Wild West: Blackhawks shine as conference's top-priced team in playoff hunt
Watching the Blackhawks skate to a ninth straight playoff berth will come at a premium for fans this spring.
While elbow room is limited in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, the Blackhawks appear poised to extend their season through the month of April, and ticket prices won’t be cheap to see them at United Center.
On TicketIQ, an aggregator that collects ticket data from over 90 percent of the resale market, Blackhawks tickets are the priciest among all Western teams in the postseason hunt. The average resale price for tickets at United Center is $251 through the end of the season. Jonathan Toews and Co. will play their most expensive remaining home game against the Bruins on April 2, where tickets average $329.
Following the Blackhawks in average resale price are the Jets ($228) and Oilers ($212), though their limited ticket quantity on TicketIQ is inflating those prices. The Jets sit just four points removed from the second wild-card spot while the Oilers’ current digs in fifth place in the conference put them in line for their first playoff berth since 2006.
The first-place Wild trail the Jets and Oilers with a $154 average price across all remaining games at Xcel Energy Center. They’ll host their top-priced home game against the Blackhawks on February 21, where tickets average $234. The Wild are bidding for their fifth straight playoff appearance and best finish since winning 44 games during the 2007-08 season.
Perhaps the best value among Western Conference playoff teams comes at SAP Center in San Jose. The reigning conference champion Sharks own first-place honors in the Pacific Division and will book their ninth playoff berth in 10 seasons. That success hasn’t altered prices on the resale market, however, as Sharks tickets average just $95 through the end of the season. The Sharks are the cheapest Western playoff-bound team to see through April.
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