Canadiens play the Blackhawks on 3-game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens (17-17-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (12-24-2, in the Central Division)

Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens will try to build upon a three-game win streak with a victory against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Chicago is 12-24-2 overall and 7-10-0 at home. The Blackhawks have a 10-5-0 record when scoring three or more goals.

Montreal has a 7-10-1 record in road games and a 17-17-3 record overall. The Canadiens have given up 126 goals while scoring 112 for a -14 scoring differential.

Friday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Connor Bedard has scored 10 goals with 23 assists for the Blackhawks. Teuvo Teravainen has one goal and 10 assists over the last 10 games.

Cole Caufield has 19 goals and 15 assists for the Canadiens. Patrik Laine has scored six goals with two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 3-7-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 4.4 penalties and 11.8 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.

Canadiens: 7-3-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Blackhawks: None listed.

Canadiens: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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