Canadiens 5–2 Blackhawks — Final Score & Stats (Dec 22, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Juraj Slafkovsky

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:58 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

David Savard

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:36 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Nick Suzuki

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:11 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Ryan Donato Go-ahead 1st · 16:56

Assists: Connor Bedard, Isaak Phillips · beat Cayden Primeau

0–1

2nd period

🪶 Jason Dickinson 2nd · 03:43

Assists: Colin Blackwell, Louis Crevier · beat Cayden Primeau

0–2

🇨🇦 Mitchell Stephens 2nd · 04:20

Assists: Mike Matheson, David Savard · beat Petr Mrazek

1–2

🇨🇦 Josh Anderson Tying 2nd · 15:02

Assists: Sean Monahan, Jake Evans · beat Petr Mrazek

2–2

🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky Go-ahead 2nd · 17:33

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Jesse Ylonen · beat Petr Mrazek

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki 3rd · 13:11

Assists: Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky · beat Petr Mrazek

4–2

🇨🇦 David Savard Empty net 3rd · 18:04

Unassisted

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Evans · Monahan · Anderson 18:32

L2 Suzuki · Gallagher · Armia 16:30

L3 Slafkovsky · Dvorak · Caufield 14:58

L4 Heineman · Stephens · Ylonen 9:43

D1 Matheson · Savard 22:26

D2 Barron · Guhle 20:42

D3 Kovacevic · Struble 15:01

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Donato · Bedard · Kurashev 18:11

L2 Foligno · Reichel · Dickinson 16:48

L3 Johnson · Blackwell · Raddysh 13:37

L4 Beauvillier · Johnson · Entwistle 12:46

D1 Korchinski · Zaitsev 20:16

D2 Murphy · Tinordi 19:15

D3 Phillips · Crevier 18:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL CHI🪶

28 Shots on goal 21

12 Hits 26

17 Blocked shots 22

5 Takeaways 13

2 Giveaways 14

7 Penalty minutes 11

MTL shooting 17.9% (5/28) CHI shooting 9.5% (2/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cayden Primeau

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Petr Mrazek

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 57:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL CHI

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Oct 142023 🪶CHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 Feb 142023 🪶CHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 Nov 252022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI 3–2 SO Jan 132022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI 2–3 OT Dec 92021 🪶CHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0

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Who won Canadiens vs Blackhawks on December 22, 2023?

Canadiens won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 5, Blackhawks 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

David Savard, Josh Anderson, Juraj Slafkovsky, Mitchell Stephens, Nick Suzuki.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Jason Dickinson, Ryan Donato.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cayden Primeau made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Petr Mrazek made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Blackhawks season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 21 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 3–4 AfterDec 28 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 3–5

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeDec 19 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 2–3 AfterDec 23 🪶CHI @ 🎵STL 5–7

Also on December 22

🔔PHI 6–7 🐙DET 🛢️EDM 4–3 🗽NYR 🐻BOS 1–5 ✈️WPG

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