Canadiens 4, Blackhawks 1 — October 23, 2026: recap and analysis

MTLMTL
Montréal Canadiens
4-3-2 · OT1 · L10: 4-3-2
OT
W
L
W
W
L
L
OT
W
Final
4—1
Oct 23, 2026 · United Center
CHICHI
Chicago Blackhawks
3-6-0 · L1 · L10: 3-6-0
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
L

Final score: Montréal Canadiens 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1. Canadiens dominated expected goals 2.48 to 2.01. Canadiens controlled 62.1% of 5v5 shot attempts. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Jacob Fowler (20/21 saves, .952 SV%, +1.1 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Canadiens, 83% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
0121ST2ND3RD
MTL xG
2.48
ACTUAL
4 — 1
CHI xG
2.01
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.06
MED xG
CHI1P 04:23Even Strength
Connor Bedard
98
MTL 0 - 1 CHI
0.20
HIGH xG
MTL1P 17:29Even Strength
MTL 1 - 1 CHI
0.10
MED xG
MTL2P 07:45Short-handed
Jake Evans
71
Jake Evans(2)
C · MTL · #71
Kaiden Guhle (2)
MTL 2 - 1 CHI
0.01
LOW xG
MTL2P 18:26Even Strength
MTL 3 - 1 CHI
MTL3P 17:22Even StrengthEN
MTL 4 - 1 CHI

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jacob Fowler
Jacob Fowler
G · MTL
20/21 saves, .952 SV%, +1.1 GSAX
★2
Spencer Knight
30
Spencer Knight
G · CHI · #30
24/27 saves, .889 SV%, −0.4 GSAX
★3
Jake Evans
71
Jake Evans
C · MTL · #71
2G, 1A, 2 SOG

Team Stats

MTLCHI
28Shots21
2.48xGF2.01
62.15v5 CF%37.9
62.7FO%37.3
0/3PP0/5
23Hits11
11Blocks8
20Giveaways11
4Takeaways3
12PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGCHI SOGMTL xGCHI xG
1st990.850.85
2nd1181.180.84
3rd840.450.32
Total28212.482.01

Penalties

9 TOTAL
1P 04:49
CHI
Connor BedardElbowing (2 min)
Drawn by Kaiden Guhle
1P 12:10
MTL
Juraj SlafkovskýElbowing (2 min)
Drawn by Sam Rinzel
1P 19:44
MTL
Alex NewhookTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Oliver Moore
2P 03:59
MTL
Zachary BolducTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Roman Kantserov
2P 06:36
MTL
Chris KreiderHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Ian Cole
2P 11:24
CHI
Patrick KaneHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Owen Beck
3P 13:46
MTL
Juraj SlafkovskýHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Tyler Bertuzzi
3P 14:08
CHI
Teuvo TeravainenInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Evans
3P 20:00
MTL
TeamToo many men on the ice (2 min)

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