FRI, OCT 23 · 8:00 PM ETUnited Center
CanadiensMontrealat
BlackhawksChicago
Canadiens
Montreal
Blackhawks
Chicago
The story: Juraj Slafkovský comes in at 52 Heat — the hottest player on the ice.
OUR PREDICTION
Montreal win.
52%MTL WIN
YTD: 55%
MTL to win based on current momentum.
MTL 52%CHI 48%
Why · Top Factors
Cole Caufield 44Top Heat41 Connor Bedard
99Energy100
17.2Power Play %9.1
89.1Goalie SV%89.4
3Rest Days6
2H2H Wins (L2)0
STARTING GOALIES
The matchup in net.
Jakub Dobes
.891 · 2.87
Edge
+2
Spencer Knight
.894 · 2.91
KEY PLAYERS · WHY WATCH
Three to watch on each side.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Where games are won.
17.2%
Power play
9.1%77.4%
Penalty kill
83.9%HEAD-TO-HEAD
Recent meetings.
CHI 0 — 2 MTL
Last 2 meetings · avg margin 2.0 goals
LL
LINEUP · PROJECTED
Tonight's roster picture.
MTL lineupFull roster
CHI lineupFull roster
Rest days3 / 6
| Player | Heat | Nrg |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Demidov | 40 | 100 |
| David Reinbacher | 12 | 100 |
| Florian Xhekaj | 0 | 100 |
| Owen Beck | 0 | 100 |
| Phillip Danault | 11 | 100 |
| Chris Kreider | 12 | 100 |
| Adam Engstrom | 0 | 100 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | 43 | 100 |
| Zachary Bolduc | 37 | 100 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 0 | 100 |
| Alex Newhook | 22 | 100 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 8 | 95 |
G: . Jakub Dobes89.1%
| Player | Heat | Nrg |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Frondell | 26 | 100 |
| Connor Bedard | 41 | 100 |
| Nick Lardis | 28 | 100 |
| Oliver Moore | 26 | 100 |
| Artyom Levshunov | 15 | 100 |
| Frank Nazar | 31 | 100 |
| Ryan Greene | 13 | 100 |
| Sam Rinzel | 11 | 100 |
| Ethan Del Mastro | 6 | 100 |
| Kevin Korchinski | 0 | 100 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | 16 | 100 |
| Cole Smith | 13 | 100 |
G: . Spencer Knight89.4%