Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks: game preview

Meeting number 661

Across 660 completed games, Montréal leads the head-to-head 418-216-26.

Montréal has scored 3+ in 4 straight; Jacob Fowler has won 3 straight decisions

Active streaks for both teams and their players, entering this game.

MontréalStreakIn runTonightLast 10 games

Montréal CanadiensOver 5.5 streak430 G51110717977

Montréal Canadiens3+ goal streak415 GF354214443

Noah Dobson3+ shot streak312 SOG0112212534

Jacob FowlerWin streak3—LWWW

Streak = games in a row entering this game (goalies count starts; skater streaks carry over from last season). In run = what the streak has produced. Tonight = the chance it goes on tonight, implied by the venue prices (average), where a venue prices it: a point, goal, assist or 2+ points, or the team win. Last 10 = the last 10 regular-season games, green when it counted. Every active streak: player streaks, team streaks.

Montréal out-attempted Chicago 322 to 265

Every attempt from the last meetings, both teams shooting right.

Montréal has created the better chances, last 10 games

Shot quality both ways: expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring. Finishing above zero means more goals than the chances.

Every team’s xG →

Power play and penalty kill, season and series

This season's rates first, then 2025-26 and the last meetings between the two. Power-play chances are counted from the penalty log with coincidental minors canceled; faceoffs are each club's wins over draws taken.

All bars share one scale · 0–100%SeasonLast meetings

Nick Suzuki has 8 points in the last 5 meetings

Each club's top three forwards and defensemen by points this season, with 2025-26 one tap away, then who has produced in the last meetings.

Forwards to watch

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2026-272025-26

PlayerGPGAPP/GP

14Nick Suzuki957121.33

13Cole Caufield96280.89

20Juraj Slafkovský92570.78

16Anton Frondell91560.67

86Teuvo Teravainen72350.71

59Tyler Bertuzzi92350.56

Points leaders →

Defensemen to watch

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2026-272025-26

PlayerGPGAPP/GP

48Lane Hutson92791.00

45Alexandre Carrier91340.44

53Noah Dobson90220.22

55Artyom Levshunov91230.33

44Wyatt Kaiser90330.33

6Sam Rinzel81120.25

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In the last meetings

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PlayerGPGAPSOG

14Nick Suzuki52689

13Cole Caufield524617

91Frank Nazar42357

48Lane Hutson40554

76Zachary Bolduc23145

98Connor Bedard41348

8Mike Matheson404412

86Teuvo Teravainen40445

20Juraj Slafkovský521314

93Ivan Demidov31239

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Samuel Montembeault has started most of these meetings

Samuel Montembeault played 3 of the last 5 meetings with Chicago, with a .877 save percentage. Starters are confirmed on game day.

Expected startersAn estimate until the teams confirmEvery game tonight →

Montréal

Expected starter#32 Jacob Fowler

59%Leaning

2026-27: 4 GP · .900 SV% · GSAx +1.4

Also possible: Dobes 26% · Montembeault 15%

Chicago

Expected starter#30 Spencer Knight

69%Leaning

• Started 7 of 9 this season
• 56 of the team's last 82 starts

2026-27: 7 GP · .888 SV% · GSAx +0.3

Also possible: Soderblom 31%

A total in line with the numbers

Sportsbooks set the total at 6.5. Both teams' scoring rates point to 6.5. The last 5 meetings averaged 6.0 goals and went over 2 times.

Goals in the last 5 meetings

Dec 18, 20255 · CHI 1–4 MTL

Oct 11, 20255 · MTL 3–2 CHI

Apr 14, 20257 · CHI 4–3 MTL

Jan 3, 20256 · MTL 2–4 CHI

Dec 22, 20237 · MTL 5–2 CHI

Bar length is total goals, colored by the winner; the red mark is tonight's line of 6.5.

Scoring rates

Team26-27 GF26-27 GA25-26 GF25-26 GA

Montréal3.333.783.453.12

Chicago2.334.002.603.35

Goals for and against per game. The estimate averages each team’s scoring with the other’s goals allowed, and leans on 2025-26 until a team has played 20 games.

Scoring rates suggest6.5Goals in this game

Last 5 meetings6.0Goals per game

Line · over 6.52 of 5Meetings over the line

Books at the line7Posting 6.5

Montréal favored on both sides of the border

US and Canadian books are kept apart because they are separate markets with different books and prices.

Moneyline by market

SelectionBestAvgFair

United States · 8 books

Montréal57¢58¢55.7%

Chicago46¢46¢44.3%

Canada · 3 books

Montréal59¢59¢55.4%

Chicago47¢48¢44.6%

Snapshot Oct 22, 4:53 PM ET

Lines on the board

Total 6.57 books

Puck line CHI +1.57 books

Puck line MTL -1.57 books

Total 6.01 book

Partner prices · trade this game

KalshiCHI 43¢ · MTL 59¢→PolymarketCHI 43¢ · MTL 58¢→ProphetX · BestCHI 42¢ · MTL 58¢→

Sportsbook prices are shown as implied cents (100 ÷ decimal odds) so they compare directly with prediction-market prices. Fair = margin removed. Snapshot Oct 23, 3:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure

Prediction markets price over 6.5 at 48%

Total goals, the spread and each team's total as the venues price them, next to a rate from both teams' scoring. A line shows when at least two venues price it.

LineImplied · venue avgFrom statsKalshiOpen →PolymarketOpen →ProphetXOpen →

Over 3.54+ goals in the game87%89%88¢Not listedBest89¢

Over 4.55+ goals in the game80%77%80¢Not listedBest80¢

Over 5.56+ goals in the game58%63%59¢Not listedBest59¢

Over 6.57+ goals in the game48%47%48¢Not listedBest49¢

Over 7.58+ goals in the game27%32%28¢Not listedBest28¢

Over 8.59+ goals in the game19%20%20¢Not listedBest20¢

Over 9.510+ goals in the game9.2%12%Best10¢Not listed11¢

LineImplied · venue avgFrom statsKalshiOpen →PolymarketOpen →ProphetXOpen →

Montréal −1.5Win by 2+ goals35%35%Best35¢Not listed37¢

Montréal −2.5Win by 3+ goals24%22%24¢Not listedBest25¢

Chicago −1.5Win by 2+ goals23%20%24¢Not listedBest23¢

Chicago −2.5Win by 3+ goals14%11%15¢Not listedBest15¢

LineImplied · venue avgFrom statsKalshiOpen →PolymarketOpen →ProphetXOpen →

Montréal over 1.52+ goals85%87%Best85¢Not listed88¢

Montréal over 2.53+ goals68%68%69¢Not listedBest70¢

Montréal over 3.54+ goals46%47%48¢Not listedBest48¢

Montréal over 4.55+ goals27%28%28¢Not listedBest29¢

Montréal over 5.56+ goals12%15%Best13¢Not listed15¢

Chicago over 1.52+ goals79%79%81¢Not listedBest81¢

Chicago over 2.53+ goals57%57%59¢Not listedBest58¢

Chicago over 3.54+ goals35%34%38¢Not listedBest36¢

Chicago over 4.55+ goals18%18%19¢Not listedBest20¢

Chicago over 5.56+ goals7.3%8%Best8¢Not listed9.6¢

Snapshot Oct 23, 3:42 AM ET. Each price is for the line as written: the other side (under, +1.5) costs about 100 minus it. "From stats" is a Poisson rate from each team's goals for and against per game (this season, leaning on 2025-26 for the first 20 games); it knows nothing about overtime, empty nets or tonight's lineups. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure

Cole Caufield is the likeliest to score a point, at 70%

What the venues price for individual players in this game, next to a rate from each player's scoring this season and last.

PlayerImplied · venue avgFrom statsKalshiOpen →PolymarketOpen →ProphetXOpen →

Cole CaufieldMontréal70%66%Not listedNot listed78¢

Lane HutsonMontréal64%62%Not listedNot listed68¢

Connor BedardChicago63%66%Not listedNot listed69¢

Juraj SlafkovskýMontréal62%58%Not listedNot listed66¢

Patrick KaneChicago54%56%Not listedNot listed59¢

Tyler BertuzziChicago49%51%Not listedNot listed54¢

Roman KantserovChicago49%28%Not listedNot listed54¢

Oliver KapanenMontréal48%36%Not listedNot listed54¢

Chris KreiderMontréal47%47%Not listedNot listed52¢

Anton FrondellChicago45%51%Not listedNot listed50¢

Snapshot Oct 23, 3:42 AM ET. "From stats" is a Poisson rate from his points, goals or assists per game over this season and last combined; it knows nothing about tonight's lineup. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure

9 on the injury lists

Friday, October 23 · the full slate

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