Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal CanadiensApr 14, 2025

Final / SOMonday, Apr 14, 2025· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
CHI	1	1	1	0	1	4		CHI	9	9	5	2	25
MTL	2	0	1	0	0	3		MTL	6	9	5	1	21

: CHI 66MTL 62
: CHI 4.13MTL 4.38
PP goals: CHI 2MTL 1
Hits: CHI 25MTL 12
Blocks: CHI 16MTL 18
PIM: CHI 10MTL 8
: CHI 40%MTL 60%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Chicago Blackhawks edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at MTL. Ivan Demidov (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Rinzel and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:40 together.

Points
Frank Nazar had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:49.Nazar
Points
Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:56.Demidov
Points
Joel Armia had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 6:52.Armia
PP1
CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Rinzel and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 8 attempts in 2:40 together.Teravainen Bertuzzi Nazar Rinzel Bedard
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:25 together.Laine Suzuki Caufield Hutson Slafkovský
Usage
Joel Armia (MTL) played 6:52, −7:32 down on his 14:24 season average over 80 games.Armia
New line
New look for CHI: Foligno–Greene–Moore skated 9:13 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (31.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Foligno Greene Moore
New line
New look for CHI: Veleno–Reichel–Slaggert skated 6:13 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (68.8% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Veleno Reichel Slaggert

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← CHI attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
CHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · MTL 62 · CHI 66

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
CHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL pressure
CHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 28% of the game, MTL 23%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

MTL

CHI

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	CHI	MTL
	61	52
	3.42	2.37
	3.08	2.31
	19	11
	8	2
	23	18
	−0.028	+0.028
	28%	23%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Donato – Mikheyev – Bedard
13:4544% CF
L2Teravainen – Bertuzzi – Nazar
9:5363% CF
L3Foligno – Greene – Moore
9:1331% CF
L4Veleno – Reichel – Slaggert
6:1369% CF
D1Vlasic – Rinzel
17:0456% CF
D2Kaiser – Levshunov
14:2058% CF
D3Murphy – Crevier
12:3062% CF

PP1Teravainen – Bertuzzi – Nazar – Rinzel – Bedard
2:4089% CF
PK1FFoligno – Mikheyev
2:52
PK2FTeravainen – Nazar
2:00
PK1DMurphy – Vlasic
2:14
PK2DKaiser – Rinzel
1:54

Current CHI line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
13:3854% CF
L2Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
12:0532% CF
L3Evans – Laine – Kapanen
6:1843% CF
L4Armia – Newhook – Demidov
4:5745% CF
D1Matheson – Carrier
18:0542% CF
D2Guhle – Hutson
15:0942% CF
D3Savard – Struble
8:1650% CF

PP1Laine – Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
3:2567% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Suzuki – Newhook – Demidov
2:00100% CF
PK1FAnderson – Dvorak
1:44
PK2FArmia – Evans
0:48
PK1DSavard – Matheson
1:23

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Decided in the shootout: CHI 4 – 3 MTL.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Connor Bedard C	L1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.26	1	0	0	24:00	—	—	59	60
Ilya Mikheyev R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.70	1	0	0	19:13	—	—	44	47
Ryan Donato C	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.45	1	0	0	18:33	—	—	55	59
Frank Nazar C	L2	1	1	2	0	2	0.32	1	2	0	19:49	—	—	52	74
Teuvo Teravainen C	L2	0	1	1	0	2	0.34	0	0	0	18:51	—	—	61	76
Tyler Bertuzzi L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.61	1	0	2	14:28	—	—	67	81
Nick Foligno L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	0	2	15:44	—	—	37	36
Oliver Moore C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.14	1	0	2	14:01	—	—	46	61
Ryan Greene C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	0	3	0	12:55	—	—	28	30
Lukas Reichel L	L4	1	0	1	-1	2	0.26	0	0	0	9:28	—	—	60	59
Joseph Veleno C	L4	0	1	1	-2	1	0.17	5	1	0	9:25	—	—	74	63
Landon Slaggert L	L4	0	1	1	-1	2	0.30	1	0	0	9:16	—	—	68	62
Sam Rinzel D	D1	0	1	1	-1	4	0.44	1	0	0	26:52	—	—	59	68
Alex Vlasic D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	5	0	24:07	—	—	55	75
Artyom Levshunov D	D2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	4	3	2	20:27	—	—	49	57
Wyatt Kaiser D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	2	1	0	19:05	—	—	54	54
Connor Murphy D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	1	1	2	18:28	—	—	50	38
Louis Crevier D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:27	—	—	59	47

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Arvid Soderblom(start)	W	21	18	3	.857	4.38	65:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.32	0	1	0	26:41	—	—	58	70
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	22:33	—	—	50	47
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	1	0	1	0	3	0.37	2	2	0	20:51	—	—	50	53
Christian Dvorak C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	1	0	17:35	—	—	31	21
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.82	1	0	0	17:00	—	—	36	23
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	3	1	0	16:00	—	—	31	19
Patrik Laine L	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.17	0	0	0	15:17	—	—	58	48
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:14	—	—	27	1
Oliver Kapanen C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	7:17	—	—	38	2
Ivan Demidov R	L4	1	1	2	+1	3	0.32	1	0	0	16:56	—	—	56	62
Alex Newhook C	L4	1	0	1	+1	2	0.96	1	0	0	15:38	—	—	58	65
Joel Armia R	L4	0	2	2	+1	2	0.74	0	0	0	6:52	—	—	42	37
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	4	2	27:34	—	—	45	44
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.23	0	2	2	20:40	—	—	40	45
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.16	0	1	0	27:24	—	—	47	31
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	1	5	4	19:15	—	—	41	25
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	2	0	0	13:02	—	—	54	52
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	1	0	10:54	—	—	50	51

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	O	25	22	3	.880	4.13	64:46

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Alex Newhook (MTL) 1st 6:00 · assists Ivan Demidov, Joel Armia · Rebound · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 32.1 mph shot · 7.0 s from entry to goal.

Alex Newhook · 1st 6:00 · MTL

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 32.1 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 7.0 s
Type: rebound

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Ivan Demidov · 1st 13:32 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 16.3 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Tyler Bertuzzi · 1st 18:40 · CHI PP

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 46.5 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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Frank Nazar · 2nd 16:41 · CHI PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 73.4 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Type: one-timer

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Lukas Reichel · 3rd 5:39 · CHI

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.1 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

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Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 17:03 · MTL PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 3.5 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal CanadiensApr 14, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Chicago Blackhawks edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Chicago Blackhawks

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Chicago Blackhawks

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Alex Newhook · 1st 6:00 · MTL

Ivan Demidov · 1st 13:32 · MTL

Tyler Bertuzzi · 1st 18:40 · CHI PP

Frank Nazar · 2nd 16:41 · CHI PP

Lukas Reichel · 3rd 5:39 · CHI

Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 17:03 · MTL PP