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Montréal Canadiens 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2. Shots on goal: MTL 28, CHI 22. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 0-0 CHI; P2 MTL 2-2 CHI; P3 MTL 1-0 CHI.

Scoring plays: P2 02:45 Cole Caufield (assists: Zachary Bolduc, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 1-0 CHI; P2 04:34 Sam Rinzel (assists: Teuvo Teravainen, Frank Nazar) to make it MTL 1-1 CHI; P2 05:45 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 2-1 CHI; P2 09:15 Connor Bedard (assists: Frank Nazar, Teuvo Teravainen) to make it MTL 2-2 CHI; P3 19:45 Kaiden Guhle (assists: Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) to make it MTL 3-2 CHI. Top skaters: Nick Suzuki (MTL) 0 G, 3 A; Cole Caufield (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Zachary Bolduc (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Teuvo Teravainen (CHI) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Samuel Montembeault (MTL) 20 saves on 22, decision W; Spencer Knight (CHI) 25 saves on 28, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 2 SOG · 21:56 TOI
Goals · MTL
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 19:58 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
20 saves on 22 shots (.909) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P2 2:45 (MTL 1, CHI 0)
CHI 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 2:45 Cole Caufield (Zachary Bolduc, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · bat shot · MTL 1, CHI 0
  • P2 4:34 Sam Rinzel (Teuvo Teravainen, Frank Nazar) CHI · wrist shot · MTL 1, CHI 1
  • P2 5:45 Zachary Bolduc (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 2, CHI 1
  • P2 9:15 Connor Bedard (Frank Nazar, Teuvo Teravainen) CHI · Power play · tip-in shot · MTL 2, CHI 2
  • P3 19:45 Kaiden Guhle (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 3, CHI 2

Linescore

123 T
MTL 021 3
CHI 020 2

Shots on goal: MTL 28, CHI 22

📋 Team Stats

MTLCHI
28Shots on goal22
53Shot attempts52
32Faceoff wins20
16Hits22
8Blocked shots16
2Power-play goals1
4Takeaways8
14Giveaways14
17Penalty minutes39
90.9%Save %89.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL8101028
CHI641222

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens3 G · 43 attempts
Juraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Nick Suzuki: missed the netPatrik Laine: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netPatrik Laine: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netKaiden Guhle: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Patrik Laine: saved (snap)Patrik Laine: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (wrist)Jake Evans: missed the netJake Evans: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (deflected)Cole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (bat)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: goal (wrist)Ivan Demidov: saved (wrist)Jake Evans: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: missed the netPatrik Laine: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: saved (slap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Lane Hutson: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (backhand)Alexandre Carrier: saved (backhand)Kaiden Guhle: saved (slap)Noah Dobson: saved (deflected)Alex Newhook: saved (backhand)Zachary Bolduc: saved (wrist)Kaiden Guhle: goal (wrist)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 25Saved58% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net35% of attempts
Chicago Blackhawks2 G · 34 attempts
Ilya Mikheyev: missed the netRyan Donato: saved (wrist)Ryan Donato: saved (wrist)Frank Nazar: saved (deflected)Louis Crevier: saved (wrist)Ryan Donato: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Frank Nazar: missed the netLouis Crevier: missed the netConnor Bedard: missed the netSam Rinzel: goal (wrist)Ilya Mikheyev: missed the netRyan Donato: missed the netConnor Murphy: missed the netConnor Bedard: missed the netConnor Bedard: goal (tip-in)Andre Burakovsky: saved (snap)Frank Nazar: saved (wrist)Connor Murphy: saved (wrist)Ilya Mikheyev: saved (wrist)Ilya Mikheyev: saved (tip-in)Connor Bedard: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: saved (deflected)Nick Foligno: saved (wrist)Ryan Donato: saved (wrist)Ryan Donato: saved (wrist)Ryan Donato: missed the netRyan Donato: saved (wrist)Andre Burakovsky: missed the netWyatt Kaiser: saved (wrist)Andre Burakovsky: saved (wrist)Louis Crevier: missed the netSam Rinzel: saved (wrist)Teuvo Teravainen: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 20Saved59% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nick Suzuki C 033+121021:56
Cole Caufield R 112+131019:58
Zachary Bolduc R 112032016:42
Kaiden Guhle D 101043116:32
Lane Hutson D 011+110021:26
Noah Dobson D 000030223:34
Mike Matheson D 000001223:08
Juraj Slafkovský L 000+121120:37
Josh Anderson R 000012214:37
Jake Evans C 000-110014:33
Ivan Demidov R 000-110014:22
Kirby Dach C 000001014:12
Brendan Gallagher R 000000013:52
Alexandre Carrier D 000-120013:43
Patrik Laine L 000-131013:33
Alex Newhook C 000011013:15
Oliver Kapanen C 000010010:40
Arber Xhekaj D 000002006:48
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Montembeault W 202290.9259:46
CHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Teuvo Teravainen C 022+110120:34
Frank Nazar C 022+121118:28
Sam Rinzel D 101020325:58
Connor Bedard C 101-110118:23
Alex Vlasic D 000-101224:15
Connor Murphy D 000010220:21
Wyatt Kaiser D 000+111118:48
Andre Burakovsky L 000-122016:41
Colton Dach C 000006016:02
Nick Foligno L 000-114315:31
Matt Grzelcyk D 000000014:57
Tyler Bertuzzi L 000+121014:33
Ilya Mikheyev R 000022013:46
Ryan Donato C 000060113:19
Ryan Greene C 000002009:54
Louis Crevier D 000010109:35
Lukas Reichel L 000001006:41
Sam Lafferty C 000001004:43
CHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Spencer Knight L 252889.3359:45

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MTL 1 – 0 CHI
After this game
Montréal Canadiens 2-1-0 W2 L10 2-1-0 Next game recap: vs SEA · Tue, Oct 14
Chicago Blackhawks 0-2-1 L3 L10 0-2-1 Next game recap: vs UTA · Mon, Oct 13

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