Comfortable night for Montreal Canadiens against Chicago Blackhawks

That brings us to the end of a first period — Montreal Canadiens 1, Chicago Blackhawks 2. Chicago Blackhawks edged the shot clock 10-4, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Vincent Trocheck opened the scoring for Chicago Blackhawks at 2:50, Nick Suzuki tied it for Montreal Canadiens at 15:31, and Drake Batherson put Chicago Blackhawks in front at 18:40.

Linus Ullmark was under siege with 7 highlighted stops.

Chicago Blackhawks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a wild second period — Montreal Canadiens 5, Chicago Blackhawks 0. Shots were even at 9 apiece, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Mark Stone tied it for Montreal Canadiens on the power play at 2:57, Adam Fantilli put Montreal Canadiens in front at 8:52, Will Borgen extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens at 10:10, Mathieu Olivier extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens at 12:32, and Alexandre Texier extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens at 19:34.

Linus Ullmark was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Montreal Canadiens went 1-for-1.

Chicago Blackhawks owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Montreal Canadiens 1, Chicago Blackhawks 1. Chicago Blackhawks edged the shot clock 17-12, while Montreal Canadiens still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Cole Perfetti cut the deficit for Chicago Blackhawks at 6:13, then Mark Stone extended the lead for Montreal Canadiens at 16:49.

Linus Ullmark was under siege with 15 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Chicago Blackhawks went 0-for-1.

Montreal Canadiens owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.