The Blackhawks host the Montreal Canadiens on a Friday night in Chicago. The Habs have big aspirations this year — like, they are talking championship. The Blackhawks have hopes of getting back into the playoff conversation. But neither team has played exceptionally well to start the season. The Canadiens are 1-1-1 away from Montreal, and don’t present the size issues that the Hawks have struggled against early this season.
The Habs did not have a morning skate today and the Blackhawks’ skate was optional, so the lineups below are projected. We’ll know more when they hit the ice for warm-ups tonight.
Ian Cole is set to appear in his 1,000th career regular-season game tonight as a member of the Blackhawks, a tremendous achievement for a physical defenseman.
Broadcast Info
Puck Drop: 7:00 PM CTTV / Streaming: CHSNRadio: WGN 720 AM
Expected Lineups
Montreal Canadiens
Cole Caufield – Owen Beck – Juraj SlafkovskyChris Kreider – Alex Newhook – Josh AndersonZack Bolduc – Phillip Danault – Alexandre TexierKirby Dach – Jake Evans – Oliver Kapanen
Lane Hutson – Noah DobsonKaiden Guhle – Alexandre CarrierArber Xhekaj – Mike Matheson
Jacob FowlerJakub Dobes
Injury Report
Chicago Blackhawks
Bowen Byram (upper-body) and Andrew Mangiapane are out.Montreal Canadiens
Nick Suzuki, Ivan Demidov, Sam Montembeault and Florian Xhekaj are on IR.What to Watch For
Friday morning, Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill said he wants to see improved exits from the defensive zone after stressing those this week in practice. We’ll see if that work pays off. The Canadiens (78.4 percent) and Blackhawks (74.0) are in the middle of the pack in the NHL in penalty killing. The Canadiens and Blackhawks are both among the bottom six teams in the NHL in blocked shots per game. Both the Canadiens (3.78 goals against per game) and the Blackhawks (4.00) come in ranked in the NHL’s bottom five defensively. So… bet the over?Get Caught Up
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