Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
4 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
7 |
16 |
12 |
35 |
Three stars
- Z. Bolduc, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
- L. Hutson, Montreal Canadiens (3 assists)
- N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:27 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Frank Nazar (6) |
Matt Grzelcyk (6), Andre Burakovsky (14) |
Even strength |
CHI 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
14:23 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc (8) |
Cole Caufield (17), Lane Hutson (24) |
Even strength |
CHI 1, MTL 1 |
| 3rd |
00:20 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc (9) |
Lane Hutson (25), Nick Suzuki (29) |
Even strength |
CHI 1, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
10:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Noah Dobson (5) |
Ivan Demidov (19), Lane Hutson (26) |
Even strength |
CHI 1, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
16:29 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (10) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
CHI 1, MTL 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
15 |
35 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
14 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
16/47 (34%) |
31/47 (66%) |
Box score
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 R. Donato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:34 |
| Number 11 O. Moore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:39 |
| Number 16 J. Dickinson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
38.9% |
19:01 |
| Number 20 R. Greene |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
15:07 |
| Number 25 D. Toninato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:58 |
| Number 28 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:42 |
| Number 34 C. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
12:17 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 76 N. Lardis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:32 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:24 |
| Number 91 F. Nazar |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
36.4% |
16:25 |
| Number 95 I. Mikheyev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 5 C. Murphy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:40 |
| Number 44 W. Kaiser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 46 L. Crevier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:07 |
| Number 48 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:12 |
| Number 55 A. Levshunov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:58 |
| Number 72 A. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
20:57 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 S. Knight |
34 |
31 |
3 |
.912 |
59:23 |
Loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
10:20 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
53.3% |
17:23 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 62 O. Beck |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
25% |
11:24 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
88.2% |
16:27 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
66.7% |
14:06 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
62.5% |
15:34 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 42 A. Engstrom |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
24:58 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
10:26 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:19 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:32 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
16:17 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
15 |
14 |
1 |
.933 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
04:49 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Noah Dobson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:12 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Dominic Toninato |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:12 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Frank Nazar |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:21 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Arber Xhekaj |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Frederick L'Ecuyer, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- Jonathan Deschamps, Mark Shewchyk
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Sam Lafferty, Ethan Del Mastro
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Mike Matheson, Jared Davidson
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|
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 at Buffalo Sabres
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|
Final
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|
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2
 at St. Louis Blues
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|
Final/OT
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|
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 at Calgary Flames
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 at San Jose Sharks
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Final
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Sources and further reading
Chicago Blackhawks 
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