Blackhawks and Canadiens hit the ice for out-of-conference matchup
Montreal Canadiens (14-13-5, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (10-20-1, eighth in the Central Division)
Chicago; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Blackhawks -115, Canadiens -105; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks face the Montreal Canadiens in a non-conference matchup.
Chicago has gone 6-8-1 in home games and 10-20-1 overall. The Blackhawks have a 2-9-0 record when they commit more penalties than their opponent.
Montreal is 7-4-3 on the road and 14-13-5 overall. The Canadiens have a -20 scoring differential, with 87 total goals scored and 107 allowed.
The teams meet Friday for the second time this season. The Canadiens won the previous meeting 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Connor Bedard has scored 12 goals with 16 assists for the Blackhawks. Nikita Zaitsev has four assists over the past 10 games.
Nicholas Suzuki has scored nine goals with 19 assists for the Canadiens. Michael Matheson has six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 3-6-1, averaging 1.9 goals, 3.4 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Canadiens: 4-3-3, averaging 2.6 goals, four assists, four penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blackhawks: Seth Jones: out (upper body), Philipp Kurashev: day to day (illness), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Joey Anderson: out (shoulder), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin), Jarred Tinordi: out (concussion).
Canadiens: Kirby Dach: out for season (knee), Chris Wideman: out (back), Tanner Pearson: out (upper body), Carey Price: out (knee), Jordan Harris: out (lower body), Rafael Harvey-Pinard: out (lower body), Alex Newhook: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
