The Chicago Blackhawks took a 1-0 lead against the Montreal Canadiens as Cayden Primeau was beaten on the glove side. By the first intermission, the Blackhawks led 1-0, with shot attempts at 18-21 in favor of Montreal, shots on goal at 9-7 for Chicago, and scoring chances at 12-11 also favoring Chicago. Colin Blackwell's remarkable performance was highlighted as he set up Jason Dickinson's goal, which doubled the Blackhawks' lead to 2-0 and marked Dickinson's career-high 10th goal of the season. The Canadiens responded with Mitchell Stephens tipping in a point shot to cut the lead to 2-1, and Josh Anderson later equalized the game at 2-2. The match also featured a fight between MacKenzie Entwistle and Canadiens' Jayden Struble, noted for his NFL defensive back-like build.
GOAL: Josh Anderson. 2-2.
MacKenzie Entwistle and Jayden Struble drop the gloves. #Blackhawks https://t.co/u3c8vslWm4
#Habs defenceman Jayden Struble is built like an NFL defensive back and he just showed it there. #HabsIO
SHEESH, COLIN BLACKWELL!! 😮💨 https://t.co/dxXOtsud95
Welcome to the Colin Blackwell Show. #Blackhawks https://t.co/ry1K3watts
BLACKWELL TO DICKINSON ‼️ https://t.co/Y19DvX9a6d
GOAL, Canadiens. Hawks' lead cut to 2-1. Stephens tips in a point shot off a Hawks D-zone faceoff loss.
Colin Blackwell makes it all happen and Jason Dickinson scores his 10th goal of the season, which is now a new career-high. #Blackhawks https://t.co/OBlX1XnNY1
GOAL: Habs get it right back. Mitchell Stephens. 2-1.
That's a career-high 10 goals for Jason Dickinson.
GOAL, Blackhawks. 2-0 lead. Blackwell with a ridiculous bit of improv to eventually set up Dickinson.
GOAL: Dickinson off a holy-shit bit of work from Colin Blackwell. 2-0 Blackhawks.
1st intermission: Blackhawks 1, Canadiens 0 After a slow start, Hawks played very well the final 10 minutes of that period. Shot attempts: 18-21 MTL Shots on goal: 9-7 CHI Scoring chances: 12-11 CHI
Blackhawks go up 1-0 on #Habs and Cayden Primeau gets beaten again on glove side. #HabsIO