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Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago BlackhawksOct 11, 2025

Final· United Center
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MTL
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CHI
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Goals123TShots123T
MTL0213MTL8101028
CHI0202CHI641222
MTL 61CHI 44
MTL 3.37CHI 1.99
PP goals
MTL 2CHI 1
Hits
MTL 16CHI 22
Blocks
MTL 8CHI 16
PIM
MTL 17CHI 39
MTL 62%CHI 38%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Chicago Blackhawks 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 at CHI. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 8:57 together.

  1. Points
    Nick Suzuki had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 21:56.Suzuki
  2. Points
    Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:58.Caufield
  3. Points
    Zachary Bolduc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:42.Bolduc
  4. Points
    Frank Nazar had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:28.Nazar
  5. Points
    Teuvo Teravainen had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:34.Teravainen
  6. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 14 attempts in 8:57 together.SuzukiCaufieldBolducHutsonSlafkovský
  7. PP1
    CHI's first power-play unit (Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Rinzel and Bedard) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 3:35 together.TeravainenBertuzziNazarRinzelBedard
  8. Usage
    Sam Rinzel (CHI) played 25:58, +7:50 up on his 18:08 season average over 53 games.Rinzel

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.

Shot map, MTL at CHI: 105 attempts, 50 on goal, 5 goals, 5.37 expected goals; best chance Cole Caufield at 0.49 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)CHI attacks right (top on phones) →
  • CHI
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · CHI 44 · MTL 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at CHI: expected goals 1.99 to 3.37 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 44 to 61, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCHIMTLCRBBGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CHI
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CHIMTLcontrol2nd3rdCaufield · 2nd 2:45Rinzel · 2nd 4:34Bolduc · 2nd 5:45Bedard · 2nd 9:15Guhle · 3rd 19:45
  • CHI pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 45% of the game, CHI 22%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at CHI: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Spencer Knight (59:45) for CHI and Samuel Montembeault (59:46) for MTL, 5 goals.

CHI
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

CHI skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the CHI side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, CHI rows versus MTL columns: 250 matchups; most common Vlasic vs Slafkovský, 9:22 at 2% xGF.

CHI ↓ · MTL →SuzukiSlafkovskýCaufieldDemidovNewhookKapanenBolducDachGallagherAndersonEvansLaineDobsonMathesonHutsonGuhleCarrierXhekajL1 BedardL1 BurakovskyL1 DachL2 TeravainenL2 NazarL2 BertuzziL3 MikheyevL3 DonatoL3 GreeneL4 FolignoL4 ReichelL4 LaffertyD1 RinzelD1 VlasicD2 KaiserD2 CrevierD3 MurphyD3 Grzelcyk
CHI xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatMTLCHI
4040
1.381.56
1.291.42
124
21
1624
+0.084−0.084
45%22%

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.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Chicago Blackhawks

Current CHI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

  1. 2:45
    MTLCole CaufieldPP (Zachary Bolduc, Nick Suzuki)other0.49 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson, SlafkovskýCHI: Murphy, Teravainen, Vlasic, Greene
    MTL 1 – 0 CHI
  2. 4:34
    CHISam Rinzel (Teuvo Teravainen, Frank Nazar)wrist0.06 xG
    MTL: Evans, Carrier, Laine, Guhle, DemidovCHI: Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Kaiser, Nazar, Rinzel
    MTL 1 – 1 CHI
  3. 5:45
    MTLZachary BolducPP (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki)wrist0.05 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson, SlafkovskýCHI: Murphy, Teravainen, Vlasic, Nazar
    MTL 2 – 1 CHI
  4. 9:15
    CHIConnor BedardPP (Frank Nazar, Teuvo Teravainen)tip-in0.13 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, DobsonCHI: Teravainen, Bertuzzi, Nazar, Rinzel, Bedard
    MTL 2 – 2 CHI

3rd period

  1. 19:45
    MTLKaiden Guhle (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson)wrist0.05 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, Hutson, SlafkovskýCHI: Foligno, Burakovsky, Vlasic, Rinzel, Bedard
    MTL 3 – 2 CHI

Box score

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

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1033+120.2810221:56——6382
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000+120.1911020:37——7189
Cole Caufield RL1112+131.1610019:58——7598
Ivan Demidov RL2000-110.2000014:22——2728
Alex Newhook CL2000010.0610213:15——5331
Oliver Kapanen CL2000010.0400010:40——2013
Zachary Bolduc RL3112030.2120016:42——6048
Kirby Dach CL3000000.0410014:12——6071
Brendan Gallagher RL3000000.0600013:52——6473
Josh Anderson RL4000010.0122014:37——4656
Jake Evans CL4000-110.3000014:33——4752
Patrik Laine LL4000-130.3710013:33——180
Noah Dobson DD1000030.1502223:34——3952
Mike Matheson DD1000000.0012023:08——4858
Lane Hutson DD2011+110.1500021:26——5061
Kaiden Guhle DD2101040.1431716:32——4142
Alexandre Carrier DD3000-120.0000213:43——6345
Arber Xhekaj DD3000000.002026:48——5719
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)W22202.9091.9959:46

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Connor Bedard CL1101-110.2901418:23——4229
Andre Burakovsky LL1000-120.2120016:41——4142
Colton Dach CL1000000.0060216:02——4229
Teuvo Teravainen CL2022+110.0101020:34——7360
Frank Nazar CL2022+120.2011018:28——5360
Tyler Bertuzzi LL2000+120.1810014:33——6143
Ilya Mikheyev RL3000020.2820013:46——5378
Ryan Donato CL3000060.6301213:19——6167
Ryan Greene CL3000000.002009:54——5778
Nick Foligno LL4000-110.0343015:31——5474
Lukas Reichel LL4000000.001006:41——297
Sam Lafferty CL4000000.001044:43——5033
Sam Rinzel DD1101020.0703025:58——3626
Alex Vlasic DD1000-100.0012024:15——202
Wyatt Kaiser DD2000+110.0011418:48——7392
Louis Crevier DD2000010.0601179:35——5584
Connor Murphy DD3000010.0302420:21——5649
Matt Grzelcyk DD3000000.0000214:57——5643
CHI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Spencer Knight(start)L28253.8933.3759:45

Goal anatomy

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

Cole Caufield (MTL PP) 2nd 2:45 · assists Zachary Bolduc, Nick Suzuki · Forecheck turnover · 20.2 mph shot.