Overview
- Chicago enters its United Center opener at 0-1-1 against Montreal at 1-1-0 after two road games for each club.
- The Blackhawks made 2024 No. 2 pick Artyom Levshunov a healthy scratch, assigned Ethan Del Mastro to AHL Rockford, listed Jason Dickinson as day-to-day, and will debut Lukas Reichel.
- Sam Montembeault is set to start for the Canadiens, while Spencer Knight is listed in Chicago’s projected crease.
- Frank Nazar leads Chicago with three points in two games, and Connor Bedard has one goal and one assist with noticeable gains in speed.
- Montreal arrives off a 5-1 win in Detroit, with Zack Bolduc scoring in each of his first two games to highlight the Canadiens’ scoring depth.