National Hockey League

FINAL Friday, October 23, 2026
Montreal Canadiens 4
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Chicago Blackhawks 1
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Match Report

Jake Evans scores twice in the Canadiens' 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks

— Jake Evans scored twice and assisted on Kaiden Guhle’s goal and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Friday night.

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Team Stats

11
Blocked Shots
8
23
Hits
11
4
Takeaways
3
28
Shots
21
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
5
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
42
Faceoffs Won
25
62.7
Faceoff Win Percent
37.3
20
Giveaways
11
6
Total Penalties
3
12
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

MTL

  • Josh Anderson · ·
  • Owen Beck · ·
  • Zack Bolduc · ·
  • Cole Caufield · ·

CHI

  • Connor Bedard · ·
  • Tyler Bertuzzi · ·
  • Ryan Donato · ·
  • Anton Frondell · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 20:00 · 3rd Too many men/ice served by Phillip Danault
  4. 19:13 · 3rd Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
  5. 19:10 · 3rd Jordan Greenway Deflected Wide Right
  6. 18:52 · 3rd Cole Smith shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  7. 18:49 · 3rd Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  8. 17:22 · 3rd Frank Nazar faceoff won against Jake Evans

Highlights

01:25 Montreal Canadiens vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:44 Jake Evans scores goal for Canadiens Watch on ESPN 00:27 Connor Bedard goes top shelf for Chicago's opening goal Watch on ESPN 00:53 Jake Evans scores shorty vs. Blackhawks Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MTL leads series 1-0

Injuries

Chicago Blackhawks

  • Bowen Byram Out

Montreal Canadiens

  • Nick Suzuki Out
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve
  • Lucas Condotta Injured Reserve

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