NHL Game Preview: Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 1/3/2025

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Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks
Venue: United Center
Date: Tonight – Friday, January 3
Time: 7:00 pm CST

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

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Montreal -1.5 ML +180
Chicago +1.5 ML -218
O/U 5.5

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Montreal Canadiens News & Notes

The Canadiens have been hot out of the Holiday Break, winning all three of their games against the Panthers, Lightning, and Golden Knights. Montreal is currently 2 points out of the Wild Card race and

Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes

Chicago is coming out of a disappointing loss to the St. Louis Blues in the Winter Classic, but the Blackhawks have lost their last five games.

Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Laine
Anderson-Dvorak-Gallagher
Heineman-Evans-Armia

Hutson-Matheson
Guhle-Carrier
Xhekaj-Savard

Montembeault
Dobes

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Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines

Hall-Bedard-Bertuzzi
Foligno-Nazar-Donato
Teravainen-Dickinson-Mikheyev
Maroon-Reichel-Anderson

Vlasic-Murphy
Allan-Jones
Korchinski-Brodie

Mrazek
Soderblom

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Players To Watch:

Montreal Canadiens

Cole Caufield is leading the charge offensively with 19 goals. Nick Suzuki leads the team in assists(25) and points(36)

Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard leads the Blackhawks in assists(23) and points(33). Tyler Bertuzzi leads the team in goals with 12.

Injury Report:

Montreal Canadiens

David Reinbacher – LTIR
D David Savard – Game Time Decision

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR (Non-Roster)
D Alec Martinez – Day to day
C Craig Smith – Day to day

Next Game

Montreal Canadiens – January 4 at Colorado Avalanche
Chicago Blackhawks – January 5 vs New York Rangers

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