Chicago Blackhawks @ Montreal Canadiens

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Final

	1	2	3	T
Blackhawks CHI	1	0	0	1
Canadiens MTL	1	0	3	4

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Zachary Bolduc scores twice as Canadiens beat Blackhawks 4-1

— Zachary Bolduc scored twice and Lane Hutson had three assists as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday night.

Dec 19, 2025, 02:59 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Blackhawks	1	0	0	1
	Canadiens	1	0	3	4

1st Period			CHI	MTL
7:27		Frank Nazar (6) Assists: Matt Grzelcyk (6), Andre Burakovsky (14)	1	0
14:23		Zack Bolduc (8) Assists: Cole Caufield (17), Lane Hutson (24)	1	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		CHI	MTL
0:20	Zack Bolduc (9) Assists: Lane Hutson (25), Nick Suzuki (29)	1	2
10:00	Noah Dobson (5) Assists: Ivan Demidov (19), Lane Hutson (26)	1	3
16:29	Nick Suzuki (10) (Empty Net) Unassisted	1	4

Zachary Bolduc hit Matthew Grzelcyk
Zachary Bolduc hit Ilya Mikheyev
Jayden Struble hit Tyler Bertuzzi
Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
Ivan Demidov Backhand Wide Right
Josh Anderson Tip-In Hit Right Post
Alexandre Texier hit Ryan Greene
Cole Caufield Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Frank Nazar
Juraj Slafkovský hit Artyom Levshunov
Alexandre Texier Wrist Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Owen Beck
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Cole Caufield Backhand Wide Left
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Frank Nazar
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Jake Evans
Jake Evans faceoff won against Frank Nazar
Joseph Veleno Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen
Juraj Slafkovský Slap Shot Wide Right
Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Jake Evans faceoff won against Dominic Toninato
Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Zachary Bolduc Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (17), Lane Hutson (24)
Takeaway by Lane Hutson
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen
Jayden Struble hit Dominic Toninato
Jayden Struble hit Dominic Toninato
Ryan Donato shot blocked by Joseph Veleno
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Noah Dobson Slap Shot Wide Left
Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot Wide Left
Oliver Kapanen Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Jayden Struble
Giveaway by Jayden Struble
Jake Evans faceoff won against Tyler Bertuzzi
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Adam Engstrom Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Joseph Veleno Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Adam Engstrom shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
Joseph Veleno hit Louis Crevier
Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Owen Beck hit Jason Dickinson
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Takeaway by Zachary Bolduc
Noah Dobson Tripping against Ryan Greene
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan Donato
Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot Wide Left
Cole Caufield Wrap-around saved by Spencer Knight
Ivan Demidov hit Wyatt Kaiser
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Owen Beck hit Louis Crevier
Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Joseph Veleno
Jake Evans Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot Wide Right
Wyatt Kaiser shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Alexandre Texier Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Jason Dickinson shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Left
Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Jake Evans faceoff won against Frank Nazar
Frank Nazar shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Josh Anderson Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Zachary Bolduc Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Lane Hutson (25), Nick Suzuki (29)
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot Wide Right
Noah Dobson Snap Shot Wide Left
Joseph Veleno hit Wyatt Kaiser
Connor Murphy shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Jake Evans faceoff won against Frank Nazar
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Giveaway by Jayden Struble
Connor Murphy shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Owen Beck hit Colton Dach
Josh Anderson hit Tyler Bertuzzi
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Noah Dobson Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Ivan Demidov (19), Lane Hutson (26)
Joseph Veleno hit Dominic Toninato
Arber Xhekaj Slashing against Louis Crevier
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan Donato
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
Jake Evans faceoff won against Ryan Greene
Arber Xhekaj Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Adam Engstrom hit Oliver Moore
Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In saved by Spencer Knight
Arber Xhekaj hit Ryan Donato
Takeaway by Lane Hutson
Joseph Veleno hit Alex Vlasic
Owen Beck hit Oliver Moore
Jake Evans faceoff won against Teuvo Teravainen
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Frank Nazar shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Nick Suzuki Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: none
Ryan Greene shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Joseph Veleno Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Adam Engstrom Snap Shot saved by Spencer Knight
Jake Evans faceoff won against Dominic Toninato
Arber Xhekaj hit Ryan Donato
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Dominic Toninato
Adam Engstrom Snap Shot Wide Left
Arber Xhekaj hit Ryan Donato
Frank Nazar shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
Louis Crevier hit Zachary Bolduc
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky
Giveaway by Ryan Greene
Wyatt Kaiser hit Owen Beck
Challenge Hm - goal interference - no goal
Giveaway by Oliver Moore
Colton Dach hit Owen Beck
Matthew Grzelcyk Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Artyom Levshunov hit Ivan Demidov
Takeaway by Frank Nazar
Frank Nazar Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Matthew Grzelcyk (6), Andre Burakovsky (14)
Icing
Andre Burakovsky Snap Shot Wide Right
Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot Wide Right
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Frank Nazar
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Frank Nazar faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Giveaway by Frank Nazar
Puck in Crowd
Ryan Greene faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
Off-side
Dominic Toninato Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Jason Dickinson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Takeaway by Ilya Mikheyev
Ilya Mikheyev shot blocked by Jason Dickinson
Ryan Donato hit Owen Beck
Takeaway by Teuvo Teravainen
Off-side
Icing
Josh Anderson shot blocked by Ryan Greene
Tyler Bertuzzi Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Artyom Levshunov hit Ivan Demidov
Giveaway by Frank Nazar
Tyler Bertuzzi Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Giveaway by Nick Lardis
Owen Beck shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
Goalie Stopped
Louis Crevier hit Joseph Veleno
Puck in Benches
Frank Nazar faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Goalie Stopped
Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Ryan Greene Wrist Shot Wide Left
Colton Dach Snap Shot Wide Right
Frank Nazar Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Puck in Netting
Frank Nazar faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Tyler Bertuzzi hit Alexandre Carrier
Andre Burakovsky hit Lane Hutson
Connor Murphy Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Wyatt Kaiser
Teuvo Teravainen Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Icing
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Giveaway by Ryan Greene
Dominic Toninato Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Connor Murphy hit Jake Evans
Josh Anderson shot blocked by Colton Dach
Goalie Stopped
Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Giveaway by Louis Crevier
Takeaway by Teuvo Teravainen
Teuvo Teravainen Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Ilya Mikheyev Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky
Frank Nazar Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Ryan Greene faceoff won against Owen Beck
Connor Murphy Snap Shot Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Ryan Greene faceoff won against Jake Evans
Giveaway by Spencer Knight
Jayden Struble shot blocked by Matthew Grzelcyk
Dominic Toninato Hooking against Noah Dobson
TV Timeout
Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Goalie Stopped
Ryan Greene faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
Off-side
High Stick
Frank Nazar Backhand Wide Left
Frank Nazar Tip-In High and Wide Left
Frank Nazar Tripping against Alexandre Carrier
Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
Net Dislodged by Goaltender
Hand Pass
Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Owen Beck
Puck in Crowd
Jason Dickinson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Dominic Toninato hit Lane Hutson
Puck in Netting
Connor Murphy hit Owen Beck
Alex Vlasic Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Colton Dach Snap Shot Wide Left
Ilya Mikheyev Wrap-around saved by Jakub Dobes
Takeaway by Connor Murphy
Giveaway by Connor Murphy
Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi
Louis Crevier Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Dominic Toninato Wrist Shot Short
TV Timeout
Ryan Donato Slap Shot Wide Right
Puck in Crowd
Ilya Mikheyev Slap Shot Wide Left
Takeaway by Wyatt Kaiser
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Tyler Bertuzzi
Ryan Greene hit Noah Dobson
Ilya Mikheyev hit Alexandre Carrier
Puck in Benches
Artyom Levshunov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Frank Nazar Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Teuvo Teravainen
Nick Lardis Snap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Ryan Greene
Icing
Ryan Donato Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Louis Crevier Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Frank Nazar faceoff won against Jake Evans

BLACKHAWKS

CANADIENS

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-0

Canadiens
3
Blackhawks
2

Game 1

12/10

Blackhawks
1
Canadiens
4

Game 2

19/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	24	2	7	55
Dallas	23	7	5	51
Minnesota	21	9	5	47
Utah	17	16	3	37
St. Louis	13	15	8	34
Winnipeg	15	16	2	32
Chicago	13	15	6	32
Nashville	13	16	4	30

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	19	13	3	41
Montreal	18	12	4	40
Boston	20	15	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	13	3	39
Florida	18	13	2	38
Ottawa	16	13	4	36
Toronto	15	13	5	35
Buffalo	15	14	4	34

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Chicago Blackhawks @ Montreal Canadiens

Stars of the Game

Zack BolducC - MTL

Lane HutsonD - MTL

Nick SuzukiC - MTL

Game Information

Video Highlights

Zachary Bolduc scores twice as Canadiens beat Blackhawks 4-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-0

2025-26 Central Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Canadiens host the Penguins after Bolduc's 2-goal game

Flames host the Golden Knights after Backlund's 2-goal game

Blackhawks head into matchup against the Senators on losing streak