NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens with Line Combinations 4/14/2025

Chicago Blackhawks (23-46-11, 57 Pts) at Montreal Canadiens (39-31-10, 88 Pts)
Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Tonight – April 14
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: CHSN, ESPN+
Radio:
Chicago – WGN Radio 720 AM
Montreal – TSN 690

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Chicago +1.5 ML +225
Montreal -1.5 ML -278
O/U 6.5

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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

The Blackhawks have lost 14 of their last 17 games after a 5-4 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. Chicago is 8-26-5 on the road this season. The Blackhawks defeated the Canadiens 4-2 in their previous meeting.

Montreal Canadiens News & Notes:

The Canadiens have lost back to back games after a 1-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Montreal is 22-12-5 at home this season. The Habs are three points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card with two games to play.

Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines

Moore-Bedard-Mikheyev
Teravainen-Nazar-Bertuzzi
Donato-Foligno-Greene
Maroon-Veleno-Kurashev

Vlasic-Rinzel
Martinez-Murphy
Kaiser-Levshunov

Knight
Soderblom

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Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Armia-Newhook-Demidov
Laine-Evans-Kapanen

Matheson-Carrier
Guhle-Hutson
Struble-Savard

Dobes
Montembeault

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Montreal Hockey – Inside The Rink

Players To Watch:

Chicago Blackhawks

Ryan Donato has 31 goals and 30 assists for the Blackhawks. Connor Bedard has two goals and seven assists over the past ten games. Nick Foligno scored twice in the first matchup with Montreal.

Montreal Canadiens

Nick Suzuki has scored 29 goals with 58 assists for the Canadiens. Lane Hutson has one goal and nine assists over the last ten games. 2024 first round pick Ivan Demidov makes his NHL debut.

Injury Report:

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR
C Jason Dickinson – IR
C Colton Dach – IR

Montreal Canadiens

C Kirby Dach – Out for season
D David Reinbacher – LTIR – Out five to six months
LW Emil Heineman – Day to day

Next Game

Chicago Blackhawks – April 15 at Ottawa Senators
Montreal Canadiens – April 16 vs Carolina Hurricanes

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