Chicago Blackhawks @ Montreal Canadiens

13-15-6, 6-9-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blackhawks CHI	1	0	0	1
Canadiens MTL	1	0	3	4

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

18-12-4, 9-9-1 Home

Chicago Blackhawks


forwards
Tyler BertuzziT. Bertuzzi#59
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#28
Colton DachC. Dach#34
Jason DickinsonJ. Dickinson#16
Ryan DonatoR. Donato#8
Ryan GreeneR. Greene#20
Nick LardisN. Lardis#76
Ilya MikheyevI. Mikheyev#95
Oliver MooreO. Moore#11
Frank NazarF. Nazar#91
Teuvo TeravainenT. Teravainen#86
Dominic ToninatoD. Toninato#25
defensemen
Louis CrevierL. Crevier#46
Matt GrzelcykM. Grzelcyk#48
Wyatt KaiserW. Kaiser#44
Artyom LevshunovA. Levshunov#55
Connor MurphyC. Murphy#5
Alex VlasicA. Vlasic#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	20	17:47	2:14	0:00	15:33	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	22	17:42	2:12	0:00	15:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:17	2:12	0:00	10:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:01	0:00	3:22	15:39	7	11	38.9
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:34	2:11	0:00	11:23	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	19	15:07	1:44	0:35	12:48	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:32	1:49	0:00	11:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	16:12	0:00	2:14	13:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	11:39	0:00	0:00	11:39	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	2	4	1	1	2	0	1	2	18	16:25	1:48	0:03	14:34	4	7	36.4
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	21	18:24	1:50	1:46	14:48	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	14	8:58	0:00	0:00	8:58	0	4	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	18:07	0:00	1:58	16:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	21:12	2:28	0:00	18:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	22	17:05	0:00	1:58	15:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	21:58	1:32	0:00	20:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	22	16:40	0:00	2:02	14:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:57	0:00	2:02	18:55	0	0	0.0

goalies
Spencer KnightS. Knight#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	3	31	.912	25	6	0	0	0	59:23	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Owen BeckO. Beck#62
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Adam EngstromA. Engstrom#42
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:39	0:00	1:27	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	16	11:24	0:00	0:00	11:24	1	3	25.0
2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	16:23	0:47	0:00	15:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:16	3:24	0:00	12:52	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	16:23	3:02	0:00	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:27	0:01	2:00	14:26	15	2	88.2
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:20	0:35	0:00	9:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	19	15:34	0:35	2:03	12:56	5	3	62.5
0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	16:16	3:13	0:00	13:03	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	20	17:23	3:21	0:00	14:02	8	7	53.3
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:04	0:35	0:00	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	18	14:06	0:00	2:30	11:36	2	1	66.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	26	24:58	0:27	3:33	20:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	27	22:32	0:35	1:30	20:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:13	0:00	0:00	16:13	0	0	0.0
0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	26	26:19	3:25	1:41	21:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	14	10:26	0:00	0:00	10:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	3	1	2	3	0	0	17	16:17	0:00	1:16	15:01	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
15	1	14	.933	13	1	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Blackhawks	1	0	0	1
	Canadiens	1	0	3	4

1st Period			CHI	MTL
7:27		Frank Nazar (6) Assists: Matt Grzelcyk (6), Andre Burakovsky (14)	1	0
14:23		Zack Bolduc (8) Assists: Cole Caufield (17), Lane Hutson (24)	1	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		CHI	MTL
0:20	Zack Bolduc (9) Assists: Lane Hutson (25), Nick Suzuki (29)	1	2
10:00	Noah Dobson (5) Assists: Ivan Demidov (19), Lane Hutson (26)	1	3
16:29	Nick Suzuki (10) (Empty Net) Unassisted	1	4

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-0

Canadiens
3
Blackhawks
2

Game 1

10/11

Blackhawks
1
Canadiens
4

Game 2

12/18

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, December 18, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Jonathan Deschamps

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	24	2	7	55
Dallas	23	7	5	51
Minnesota	21	9	5	47
Utah	17	16	3	37
St. Louis	13	15	8	34
Winnipeg	15	16	2	32
Chicago	13	15	6	32
Nashville	13	16	4	30

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	19	13	3	41
Montreal	18	12	4	40
Boston	20	15	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	13	3	39
Florida	18	13	2	38
Ottawa	16	13	4	36
Toronto	15	13	5	35
Buffalo	15	14	4	34

Canadiens host the Penguins after Bolduc's 2-goal game

Pittsburgh Penguins (14-10-9, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (18-12-4, in the Atlantic Division)

Flames host the Golden Knights after Backlund's 2-goal game

Vegas Golden Knights (16-6-10, in the Pacific Division) vs. Calgary Flames (14-17-4, in the Pacific Division)

Blackhawks head into matchup against the Senators on losing streak

Chicago Blackhawks (13-15-6, in the Central Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (16-13-4, in the Atlantic Division)

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Chicago Blackhawks @ Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Canadiens host the Penguins after Bolduc's 2-goal game

Flames host the Golden Knights after Backlund's 2-goal game

Blackhawks head into matchup against the Senators on losing streak