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Montréal Canadiens vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Friday, October 23, 2026 · United Center

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Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Friday, October 23, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on NHLN, TSN2, RDS and CHSN.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

First game of a road trip.

  1. 132026-10-13: vs BUF
  2. 142026-10-14: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 152026-10-15: no game
  4. 162026-10-16: no game
  5. 172026-10-17: vs BUF
  6. 182026-10-18: no game
  7. 192026-10-19: no game
  8. 202026-10-20: vs SJS
  9. 212026-10-21: no game
  10. 222026-10-22: no game
  11. 232026-10-23: at CHI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~746 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~746 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

Another game at home.

  1. 132026-10-13: vs PIT
  2. 142026-10-14: no game
  3. 152026-10-15: vs WPG
  4. 162026-10-16: no game
  5. 172026-10-17: vs DAL
  6. 182026-10-18: no game
  7. 192026-10-19: no game
  8. 202026-10-20: no game
  9. 212026-10-21: no game
  10. 222026-10-22: no game
  11. 232026-10-23: vs MTL
rest since last game
5 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLCHI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)CHI 70% (14th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)CHI 48.6s (15th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)CHI 33% (10th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series