2 - Both the Canadiens and the Blackhawks were playing their second game in as many nights when they met on Sunday in the Windy City. Claude Julien's troops were coming off a 5-4 overtime victory, while Joel Quenneville's contingent downed the Wild 2-0 in Saint Paul.
4 - Charlie Lindgren made his fourth career NHL start on Sunday night in Chicago as the Canadiens closed out a three-game road that also included stops in Minnesota and Winnipeg. Lindgren's previous start in the NHL ranks came back on April 8, 2017. The 23-year-old netminder was called up on Friday from the AHL's Laval Rocket.