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Chicago Blackhawks vs Montreal Canadiens · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Canadiens · MON · JAN 4 · 6:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · JAN 4 · 6:30 PM CT
Centre Bell
CHSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
@
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
1–0–1
Upcoming
MON · JAN 4 · 6:30 PM CT
CHSN
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
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The read
Spencer Knight has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 4 goals on 9 shots. But the man to watch is Frank Nazar: 5 points in his last 4 against Montreal.
Centre Bell
Montreal Canadiens
Home · Canadiens
1–0–1
3 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Canadiens
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jakub Dobes
Jakub Dobes
Expected
.862 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 1W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Canadiens
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Chris Kreider
L2
Juraj Slafkovsky · Alex Newhook · Ivan Demidov
L3
Alexandre Texier · Phillip Danault · Kirby Dach
L4
Zack Bolduc · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Mike Matheson · Noah Dobson
D2
Lane Hutson · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Jayden Struble · Arber Xhekaj
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Ivan Demidov · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Alex Newhook · Alexandre Texier · Zack Bolduc · Noah Dobson
PK1
Phillip Danault · Josh Anderson · Mike Matheson · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Jake Evans · Alex Newhook · Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Canadiens
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
CanadiensInjury report
Oliver Kapanen
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Alexandre Carrier
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 17
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Kaiden Guhle
IR · Groin (surgery) · Expected back Oct 23
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:18 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Spencer Knight has not had an answer for Chris Kreider: 4 goals on 9 shots. But the man to watch is Frank Nazar: 5 points in his last 4 against Montreal.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Chris Kreider has 4 goals on Spencer Knight (9 shots).
(Montreal)
4 goals on Spencer Knight
Matchup
Zachary Bolduc has 4 goals on Spencer Knight (8 shots).
(Montreal)
4 goals on Spencer Knight
Player
Nick Suzuki has 6 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Montreal)
6 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Frank Nazar has 5 points in his last 4 games against Montreal. See the games →
(Chicago)
5 pts, last 4 vs MTL