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Dach is Shootout Hero | RECAP: MTL @ CHI

Rick Stephens

GAME RECAP | Montreal Canadiens vs Chicago Blackhawks: Habs, Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game, Interviews, NHL, Three-Stars

FINAL/SO | Game 21, Away Game 10 | Friday November 25, 2022
United Center, Chicago, IL

CANADIENS

Montreal

3-2

BLACKHAWKS

Chicago
Kirby Dach, Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Kirby Dach

Evgenii Dadonov – Christian Dvorak – Brendan Gallagher

Joel Armia – Sean Monahan – Josh Anderson

Michael Pezzetta – Jake Evans – Juraj Slafkovsky

Defence pairings

Mike Matheson – David Savard

Joel Edmundson – Kaiden Guhle

Arber Xhekaj – Johnathan Kovacevic

Goaltenders

Sam Montembeault – Jake Allen

Scratches

Chris Wideman, Jordan Harris

Injuries

Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Mike Hoffman (upper-body), Jonathan Drouin (upper-body)

Game Report

It was a storybook return to Chicago for Kirby Dach! After the Blackhawks selected Dach third overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, they were willing to part ways with the underachieving 21-year-old this summer when Kent Hughes came knocking. 

To be fair, Chicago GM Kyle Davidson received a substantial return from the Canadiens in the 13th overall selection in last summer’s draft along with an early third round pick. And Dach has not yet become the second line centre that Hughes expected when he made the deal.

But Dach is third in Canadiens scoring with 17 points in 21 games. And today, with boos raining down from the United Centre fans, he scored the game-deciding goal in a shootout to give the Canadiens their 10th win of the season.

Montreal had the better quality chances today, with a 9-7 advantage in high-danger scoring chances.

But the visitor’s focus was on puck management. The Canadiens registered just six turnovers (versus 15 for the Hawks.) And Habs skaters defended extremely well in the latter stages of the game with Sam Montembeault not facing a single high-danger scoring chance in the third period or overtime.

Up Next

The Canadiens have a short break before returning to the ice at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks.

Plus

▲  Sean Monahan, Joel Armia, Kirby Dach, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Sam Montembeault

Minus

▼  Evgenii Dadonov, Christian Dvorak, Brendan Gallagher, Juraj Slafkovsky, Jake Evans,  Michael Pezzetta, Joel Edmundson

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Dach Excited to Return | PREVIEW: MTL @ CHI

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   BLACKHAWKS
23 Shots 32
43 Face-off % 57
1-for-2 Power Play 1-for-4
8 Penalty Minutes 4
13 Hits 23
39 Corsi For 37
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (10-9-1) 1 1 0 0 1 3
Blackhawks (6-10-3) 0 1 1 0 0 2
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Edmundson (1), Suzuki (12)-PPG ; game deciding goal: Dach
  • CHI: C. Jones (1), Raddysh (5)-PPG
  • MTL: Montembeault (W) (5-2-1)
  • CHI: Soderblom (L) (2-4-2)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
  1. Kirby Dach  MTL
  2. Taylor Raddysh  CHI
  3. Sean Monahan  MTL

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Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Marty St. Louis on Kirby Dach

  • “He spent time here and played a good game. I would have liked him to be rewarded during the 60 minutes. He helped us in the shootout.”

Kirby Dach

  • “It was exciting to come back here. I wanted to put on a good show. We can say that it went well!”

Sam Montembeault

  • “We did a really good job of managing the puck. If we didn’t have anything, we just dumped it in. And guys are blocking a lot of shots. It’s great for goalies.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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