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Montreal Canadiens 4 Chicago Blackhawks 1
Status: Final
1 2 3 T
Canadiens 1 2 1 4
Blackhawks 1 0 0 1
3rd 17:22 MTL 4- 1 Mike Matheson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists:
Phillip Danault (3)
2nd 18:26 MTL 3- 1 Kaiden Guhle Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake
Evans (1), Alexandre Carrier (4)
2nd 7:45 MTL 2- 1 Jake Evans Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaiden
Guhle (2)
1st 17:29 MTL 1- 1 Jake Evans Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirby
Dach (2), Owen Beck (1)
1st 4:23 CHI 0- 1 Connor Bedard Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists:
Patrick Kane (5)
Goals Connor Bedard 1 Assists Patrick Kane 1 Points Connor Bedard 1
Goals Jake Evans 2 Assists Jake Evans 1 Points Jake Evans 3
Jake Evans scores twice in the Canadiens' 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks
CHICAGO -- Jake Evans scored twice and assisted on Kaiden Guhles goal and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Friday night.
Evans third point, a feed to Guhle with 1:34 left in the second period, matched his career high. Montreal is 4-1-1 in its last six games, while Chicago has dropped two straight and four of its last six.
A wide-open game tightened up late in the first period, which worked to Montreals advantage. Chicago opened the scoring on Connor Bedards second goal of the season 4:23 in, but the Canadiens began to control the play, and by mid-period were limiting Chicagos chances.
Jacob Fowler , who made 20 saves, was lightly tested the rest of the game despite five Chicago power plays, and needed to make only three saves in the final period.
Evans first goal of the game and season tied it with 2:31 left in the first. His second, a wrist shot over goalie Spencer Knights stick side with the Canadiens skating short-handed, gave Montreal a 2-1 lead 7:51 into the second period.
Guhle also beat Knight on the stick side, his shot from the left point screened by Josh Anderson .
Mike Matheson added an empty-net goal with 2:38 remaining.
Knight stopped 24 shots.
Canadiens: At Winnipeg on Sunday for the outdoor Heritage Classic.
Blackhawks: Hosts Florida on Sunday.
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