Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens Picks and Prediction for Thursday, December 18, 2025
Use Code WWWC It’s an interconference clash between a pair of teams looking to earn a victory as they collide on the ice north of the border when the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Montreal Canadiens Thursday night and we have the inside scoop with our Blackhawks vs. Canadiens prediction. Chicago suffered a 3-2 loss on the road over Toronto in their previous contest on Tuesday night. Montreal fell 4-1 at home to Philadelphia in their previous game on Tuesday night. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Canadiens own a 5-4-1 advantage, including a 3-2 road win in the first meeting this season October 11. Read more about this Blackhawks vs. Canadiens prediction! Our NHL Predictions are sure to provide a great payout. Check them out!
Chicago Looking to Earn Win vs. Original Six Foe
Chicago fell for the fifth time in six games as they crumbled down the stretch against Toronto on the road. The Blackhawks entered Wednesday fifth in the Central Division with a 13-14-6 record and stand 23 points behind the Avalanche for the top spot. Chicago is 25th on the season when it comes to scoring production, as they average 2.82 goals per game. The Blackhawks are tied for 13th in the league in goals against as they allow an average of three goals per contest. Chicago is 11th in power play success as they convert 21.3% of their chances with the man advantage this season. The Blackhawks are 4th in the league in penalty killing as they successfully kill off 83.9% of their shorthanded situations this season.
Against Toronto, Chicago played strong hockey for 50 minutes, but a game is 60 minutes in regulation. Their meltdown in the final 10 minutes proved to be their undoing. The Blackhawks owned a 10-7 advantage in shots in the opening period and skated off with a 2-0 advantage on the scoreboard at the first intermission. Wyatt Kaiser opened the scoring with his third goal of the year off an assist from Dominic Toninato at 10:21 of the period. Jason Dickinson made it a 2-0 game with his third goal of the season, shorthanded, at 14:58 with assists going to Ilya Mikheyev and Louis Crevier. Chicago was outshot 8-6 in the second period with neither team scoring, leaving them with a 2-0 advantage after 40 minutes of action. In the third period, the Blackhawks were outshot 12-9 and outscored 3-0, including the game-tying and game-winning goals in eight seconds, to wind up with the loss. Spencer Knight made 24 saves for Chicago, who were outshot 27-25, in the loss. Knight (10-8-5, 2.55 GAA, .914 save percentage, two shutouts) is expected to get the start in goal again here.
Key Injury Report for Blackhawks:
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- Defenseman Shea Weber (ankle) is out for the season.
- Left wing Nick Foligno (hand) is out.
- Center Connor Bedard (shoulder) is out.
Canadiens Trying to Pick Up Victory on Home Ice
Montreal was flat in their third game in four nights as they were shut down by the Flyers on home ice Tuesday night. The Canadiens fell to 17-12-4 and stand fourth in the Atlantic Division standings, three points behind Detroit for the top spot. Montreal stands 12th in the league in offensive production with 3.15 goals per game on the season. The Canadiens are 31st in goals against as they allow an average of 3.49 goals per contest. Montreal is 4th in the league in power play success by cashing in 26.1% of their chances with the man advantage on the year. The Canadiens are 25th in penalty killing by successfully getting through 76.9% of their shorthanded situations this season.
Against Philadelphia, Montreal battled fatigue and ended up on the short end of the stick Tuesday night at home. The Canadiens were outshot 9-6 in the opening period of play, but skated off tied at one after 20 minutes of play. Alexander Texier opened the scoring with his third goal of the year at 19:00, with assists going to Jake Evans and Josh Anderson. They allowed the equalizer just 39 seconds later. In the second period, Montreal was outshot 9-4 and outscored 2-0 to trail 3-1 at the second intermission. The third period saw the Canadiens own a 12-3 advantage in shots but gave up the lone goal of the period to close the scoring. Jacob Fowler made 17 saves for Montreal, who held a 22-21 advantage in shots, in the loss. Jakub Dobes (11-5-2, 3.03 GAA, .891 save percentage) is expected to start in goal here.
Key Injury Report for Canadiens:
- Defenseman Kaiden Guhle (lower body) is out.
- Right wing Patrik Laine (core) is out.
- Center Alex Newhook (ankle) is out.
- Center Kirby Dach (foot) is out.
- Defenseman Mike Matheson (upper body) is day-to-day.
Blackhawks vs. Canadiens Pick
Blackhawks vs. Canadiens Moneyline Pick
- Blackhawks +170 (4 units)
Original Six matchups are always entertaining, and this should be no exception. Both teams have had their issues of late, with Montreal playing their fourth game in six nights here to boot. Chicago has sputtered a bit offensively of late and is minus Bedard for likely the next couple of weeks. Montreal has had serious issues keeping the puck out of their own net, ranking second-worst in the league in that category. Knight has been solid for the Blackhawks between the pipes, and the team has played decent hockey outside this recent rough stretc,h and they bounce back here. Montreal (8-9-1 at home) flops again as Chicago earns the win.
Blackhawks vs. Canadiens Over/Under Pick
- Under 5.5 (4 units)
Chicago has stayed under the total in 18 of their 33 games, with one push in relation to the total, with an average total of 5.82 goals per game entering Wednesday night. That number does climb to 6.35 goals per game as the visiting team in their 17 road tilts. Montreal comes into this game having seen the over post a 21-9-3 mark in their 33 games on the season. The Canadiens have an average of 6.64 goals per game this season, and that number climbs slightly to 6.78 goals per game in their 18 home games on the year entering Wednesday. We’ve seen the under post a 7-2-1 mark in the last 10 matchups, and with Bedard missing, this game likely follows suit.
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