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MTL vs CHI

MTL

MTL

Montréal Canadiens

vs

CHI

CHI

Chicago Blackhawks

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Model outlook

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Poisson goals model; no candidate has beaten it in walk-forward tests. Picked the winner in 60% of 94 graded games.

How they compare

Side by side · Last 10

MTLCHI

Goals

3.80Goals for / GP1.80
2.60Goals against / GP4.40
+12Goal diff-26

Results and form

8-0-2Record1-8-1
90.0%Points %15.0%
80.0%Home pts %20.0%
100.0%Road pts %10.0%

Shots and possession

27.0Shots for / GP23.6
30.0Shots against / GP31.0
14.1%Shooting %7.6%
0.913Save %0.858
1.054PDO0.934
53.3%Corsi %46.9%
54.5%Fenwick %44.2%

Special teams and discipline

18.5%Power play %7.7%
73.5%Penalty kill %80.0%
11.3PIM / GP8.8

Puck battles

51.1%Faceoff %40.7%
18.6Hits / GP19.1
15.6Blocks / GP10.7
3.9Takeaways / GP3.6
16.3Giveaways / GP15.0
MTL last 5W0
W
W
L
W
W
CHI last 5L0
L
L
L
L
L

Head-to-Head — This Season

1MTL
0CHI
MTL: 4 GFCHI: 1 GF

Last met: Oct 24, 2026

Recent Meetings

Oct 24, 2026MTL @ CHI4 – 1MTL W
Dec 19, 2025CHI @ MTL1 – 4MTL W
Oct 11, 2025MTL @ CHI3 – 2MTL W
Apr 14, 2025CHI @ MTL4 – 3CHI W
Jan 4, 2025MTL @ CHI2 – 4CHI W

Injuries

League injury report →

Man-games lost

79

Injured now

6

Games played

17

  • Josh AndersonPersonal
    1 GMOut

    Anderson (personal) won't play against Toronto on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. · Nov 7

  • Ivan DemidovRight Ankle (Fracture)
    15 GMInjured Reserve

    Demidov (foot) skated Tuesday and could resume training with the team next week, Patrick Friolet of RDS reports. · Nov 4

  • Mike MathesonLower Body
    5 GMOut

    Matheson (lower body) is expected to miss two weeks, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports Saturday. · Oct 31

  • Sam MontembeaultLower Body
    13 GMInjured Reserve

    Montembeault (lower body) is considered day-to-day, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports on Saturday. · Oct 31

  • Bryce PickfordUndisclosed
    17 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

  • Lucas CondottaUndisclosed
    17 GMInjured Reserve

    ir-nr · Sep 29

Most games missed this season

  • Bryce Pickford17
  • Lucas Condotta17
  • Ivan Demidov15
  • Sam Montembeault13
  • Nick Suzukireturned6

GM = team games missed in the current stint. HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only, not gambling advice. Injury reports sourced from ESPN's public NHL injury feed.

Injuries

League injury report →

Man-games lost

12

Injured now

2

Games played

18

  • Bowen ByramUpper Body
    8 GMInjured Reserve

    Byram (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. · Nov 3

  • Patrick KaneUpper Body
    4 GMOut

    Head coach Jeff Blashill said after Monday's 5-2 loss to the Avalanche that Kane has an upper-body injury and will miss at least the next couple of games, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. · Nov 3

Most games missed this season

  • Bowen Byram8
  • Patrick Kane4

GM = team games missed in the current stint. HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational/analytics purposes only, not gambling advice. Injury reports sourced from ESPN's public NHL injury feed.

Lineups

CHI

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
6:54
20Greene
17:34
98Bedard
19:21
80Kantserov
15:52
L2
10:03
59Bertuzzi
15:39
16Frondell
15:32
8Donato
12:18
L3
7:52
11Moore
11:28
91Nazar
16:19
88Kane
14:23
L4
2:02
12Greenway
12:02
86Teravainen
13:44
22Smith
13:43
D1
8:56
28Cole
25:42
72Vlasic
25:36
D2
11:59
44Kaiser
20:14
55Levshunov
19:37
D3
4:13
6Rinzel
16:01
14Korchinski
8:55
30Knight
60:00
Starter
40Soderblom
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

MTL

Projected

Lines from last completed game, minus injured players.

L1
11:45
20Slafkovský
17:29
91Kapanen
15:56
13Caufield
16:21
L2
8:58
22Kreider
12:49
15Newhook
17:47
17Anderson
17:06
L3
6:56
85Texier
11:58
24Danault
19:21
76Bolduc
12:19
L4
5:38
63Xhekaj
6:19
71Evans
15:24
77Dach
13:11
D1
12:37
8Matheson
23:25
21Guhle
22:47
D2
13:28
48Hutson
22:04
53Dobson
19:35
D3
5:47
45Carrier
20:08
42Engstrom
10:23
32Fowler
59:38
Starter
75Dobes
0:00
Backup

Injured / Scratched

  • Bryce Pickfordinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
  • Lucas Condottainjured-reserve · Undisclosed
  • Nick Suzukiother · Upper Body
  • Sam Montembeaultinjured-reserve · Lower Body
  • Ivan Demidovinjured-reserve · Lower Body

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Not gambling advice.

Chicago Blackhawks at Montréal Canadiens matchup preview: the HabsMetrics model’s win probability and projected score, a stat-by-stat team comparison, recent form and head-to-head history. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.