Blackhawks 4-2 Canadiens (Jan 3, 2025) Play-by-Play

Montreal Canadiens

17-18-3, 7-11-1 away

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

TIME	MTL	CHI
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Ryan Donato	0	0
0:17	Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom	0	0
0:19	Goalie Stopped	0	0
0:19	Alex Newhook faceoff won against Connor Bedard	0	0
0:34	Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom	0	0
0:37	Goalie Stopped	0	0
0:37	Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	0
0:42	Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom	0	0
0:44	Goalie Stopped	0	0
0:44	Nick Foligno faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	0
0:51	Jason Dickinson hit Juraj Slafkovsky	0	0
1:12	Jason Dickinson hit Mike Matheson	0	0
1:58	Arber Xhekaj Tripping against Frank Nazar	0	0
1:58	Jayden Struble Slashing against Frank Nazar	0	0
1:58	Nick Foligno faceoff won against Jake Evans	0	0
2:10	Mike Matheson hit Tyler Bertuzzi	0	0
2:24	Connor Bedard Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
2:26	Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:26	Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nick Foligno	0	0
2:36	Giveaway by Christian Dvorak	0	0
2:45	Seth Jones shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier	0	0
2:57	Nick Foligno Tip-In Wide Left	0	0
3:21	Tyler Bertuzzi Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Teuvo Teravainen (18), Connor Bedard (24)	0	1
3:21	Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan Donato	0	1
3:45	Tyler Bertuzzi Snap Shot Wide Right	0	1
3:52	Arber Xhekaj hit Seth Jones	0	1
4:07	Takeaway by Lane Hutson	0	1
4:14	Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom	0	1
4:19	Juraj Slafkovsky hit Seth Jones	0	1
4:27	Mike Matheson hit Jason Dickinson	0	1
4:43	Jason Dickinson Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
4:56	Jason Dickinson hit Nick Suzuki	0	1
5:14	Nolan Allan hit Christian Dvorak	0	1
5:29	Patrick Maroon Fighting against Arber Xhekaj	0	1
5:29	Arber Xhekaj Fighting against Patrick Maroon	0	1
5:29	Craig Smith faceoff won against Christian Dvorak	0	1
5:50	Josh Anderson shot blocked by Christian Dvorak	0	1
5:58	Colton Dach hit Alexandre Carrier	0	1
6:00	Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Alex Vlasic	0	1
6:10	Brendan Gallagher Tip-In Wide Right	0	1
6:11	Craig Smith hit Jayden Struble	0	1
6:16	Colton Dach Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
6:34	Michael Pezzetta hit Louis Crevier	0	1
6:39	Icing	0	1
6:39	Alex Newhook faceoff won against Connor Bedard	0	1
6:59	Tyler Bertuzzi Backhand saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
7:01	Kirby Dach hit Tyler Bertuzzi	0	1
7:11	Seth Jones Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	1
7:36	Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier	0	1
7:41	Colton Dach hit Alexandre Carrier	0	1
8:02	Off-side	0	1
8:02	Frank Nazar faceoff won against Jake Evans	0	1
8:09	Alexandre Carrier Cross-checking against Colton Dach	0	1
8:09	Teuvo Teravainen faceoff won against Jake Evans	0	1
8:12	Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi	0	1
9:07	Ryan Donato Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	1
9:44	Colton Dach Backhand saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
9:44	Colton Dach Batted saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
9:58	Colton Dach Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
10:04	Craig Smith Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
10:05	Goalie Stopped	0	1
10:05	Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Juraj Slafkovsky	0	1
10:10	Louis Crevier Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	1
10:39	Off-side	0	1
10:39	Connor Bedard faceoff won against Kirby Dach	0	1
10:44	Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier	0	1
10:53	Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Seth Jones	0	1
11:19	Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom	0	1
11:54	Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	1
11:57	Seth Jones Tripping against Kirby Dach	0	1
11:57	Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	1
12:55	Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky	0	1
12:56	Nick Suzuki hit Nolan Allan	0	1
13:05	Nolan Allan hit Nick Suzuki	0	1
13:35	Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	1
13:37	Emil Heineman Deflected saved by Arvid Soderblom	0	1
14:14	Josh Anderson hit Louis Crevier	0	1
14:17	Jake Evans hit Jason Dickinson	0	1
14:44	Icing	0	1
14:44	Connor Bedard faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	1
14:57	Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom	0	1
15:00	Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom	0	1
15:46	Icing	0	1
15:46	Ryan Donato faceoff won against Christian Dvorak	0	1
16:09	Arber Xhekaj hit Patrick Maroon	0	1
16:18	TJ Brodie Slap Shot Wide Left	0	1
17:03	Michael Pezzetta hit Nolan Allan	0	1
17:09	Icing	0	1
17:09	Jake Evans faceoff won against Jason Dickinson	0	1
17:29	Off-side	0	1
17:29	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jason Dickinson	0	1
17:46	Jason Dickinson Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
17:50	Giveaway by Nick Suzuki	0	1
18:06	Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom	0	1
18:12	Taylor Hall hit Lane Hutson	0	1
18:24	Cole Caufield Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (17), Nick Suzuki (26)	1	1
18:24	Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Ryan Donato	1	1
19:06	Ryan Donato hit Kaiden Guhle	1	1
19:19	Takeaway by Patrick Maroon	1	1
19:32	Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom	1	1
19:52	Connor Bedard Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	1	1
19:59	TJ Brodie shot blocked by Kirby Dach	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	1

Nick Foligno tallies goal vs. Canadiens

0:54

Emil Heineman scores on the power play for Montreal Canadiens

1:01

Pat Maroon lights the lamp

0:44

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

Canadiens
2
Blackhawks
4

Game 1

1/3

Blackhawks
Canadiens

Game 2

4/14

United Center

8:00 PM, January 3, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Chicago, IL

Line: MTL -155

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 19,620

Referees:
Cody Beach
Chris Rooney

Linesmen:
Bryan Pancich
Jonathan Deschamps

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	26	13	2	54
Florida	24	14	2	50
Boston	20	17	5	45
Tampa Bay	20	15	2	42
Ottawa	19	17	2	40
Montreal	18	18	3	39
Detroit	17	18	4	38
Buffalo	14	21	5	33

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	27	12	2	56
Minnesota	25	11	4	54
Dallas	24	13	1	49
Colorado	24	15	1	49
St. Louis	19	18	4	42
Utah	17	15	7	41
Nashville	13	20	7	33
Chicago	13	25	2	28

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