Chicago Blackhawks Line Combinations
Tonightvs
Montreal Canadiens8:00 PM ET
Updated: 10/23/2026 5:07 PM
Playing tonight
▲Moved up▼Moved downNNew
Flag1 line in questionFlorian XhekajMTL
Jacob FowlerCONFIRMED 2:02 PMGoaliesO/U 6.5
CONFIRMED 2:02 PMSpencer Knight
Team total 2.95 · 40% to win · 135Since each team's last game
6 changesMontreal Canadiens▲Oliver Kapanen moves up to Line 1▲Oliver Kapanen moves up to PP1▼Zack Bolduc moves down to PP2NFlorian Xhekaj joins Line 4▲Noah Dobson moves up to PP1NAdam Engstrom joins PP2
Chicago BlackhawksNo line changes
Canadiens at Blackhawks 8:00 PM ET · 6 line changes
| Montreal CanadiensLines updated 8:34 AM | Chicago BlackhawksLines updated 8:34 AM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Offense | ||||||
| L1 | Cole C. CaufieldW | ▲Oliver O. KapanenW | Juraj J. SlafkovskyW | L1 | Patrick P. KaneW | Connor C. BedardC | Roman R. KantserovW |
| L2 | Chris C. KreiderW | Alex A. NewhookC | Josh J. AndersonW | L2 | Tyler T. BertuzziW | Anton A. FrondellC | Teuvo T. TeravainenW |
| L3 | Zack Z. BolducW | Phillip P. DanaultC | Alexandre A. TexierW | L3 | Ryan R. DonatoW | Frank F. NazarC | Oliver O. MooreW |
| L4 | Kirby K. DachW | Jake J. EvansC | NFlorian F. F. XhekajW | L4 | Cole C. SmithW | Ryan R. GreeneC | Jordan J. GreenwayW |
| Defense | Defense | ||||||
| P1 | Noah N. DobsonD | Lane L. HutsonD | P1 | Alex A. VlasicD | Ian I. ColeD | ||
| P2 | Alexandre A. CarrierD | Kaiden K. GuhleD | P2 | Artyom A. LevshunovD | Wyatt W. KaiserD | ||
| P3 | Adam A. EngstromD | Arber A. A. XhekajD | P3 | Sam S. RinzelD | Ethan E. Del MastroD | ||
| Power play | Power play | ||||||
| PP1 | Cole C. CaufieldW | Juraj J. SlafkovskyW | ▲Oliver O. KapanenW | PP1 | Connor C. BedardC | Patrick P. KaneW | Roman R. KantserovW |
| ▲Noah N. DobsonD | Lane L. HutsonD | Tyler T. BertuzziW | Teuvo T. TeravainenW | ||||
| PP2 | Alex A. NewhookC | Chris C. KreiderW | ▼Zack Z. BolducW | PP2 | Anton A. FrondellC | Frank F. NazarC | Ryan R. DonatoW |
| Alexandre A. TexierW | NAdam A. EngstromD | Oliver O. MooreW | Sam S. RinzelD | ||||
| Goalie | Goalie | ||||||
| G | Jacob J. FowlerG CONFIRMED 2:02 PM | G | Spencer S. KnightG CONFIRMED 2:02 PM | ||||
| Injuries | Injuries | ||||||
| OUTNick N. SuzukiCIRBryce B. PickfordDIRFlorian F. F. XhekajWIRIvan I. DemidovWIRLucas L. CondottaWIRSam S. MontembeaultG | DTDBowen B. ByramDIRAndrew A. MangiapaneW | ||||||
The Chicago Blackhawks host the Montreal Canadiens tonight at 8:00 PM ET. Connor Bedard centers Patrick Kane and Roman Kantserov on the top line, Connor Bedard runs the first power-play unit and Spencer Knight is confirmed in goal.
Blackhawks' lines: quick answers
Who is starting in goal for the Blackhawks tonight?
Spencer Knight, confirmed at 2:02 PM ET.
Who is on the Blackhawks' top line?
Patrick Kane, Connor Bedard and Roman Kantserov.
Who is on the Blackhawks' first power play?
Connor Bedard, Patrick Kane, Roman Kantserov, Tyler Bertuzzi and Teuvo Teravainen.