RECAP: Fleury Picks Up 500th Win in Shutout of Canadiens, 2-0

History was made on Thursday night in Montreal as Marc-Andre Fleury became the third goalie all-time to reach 500 career wins -- the fastest to reach the mark in just 901 appearances.
The future Hall of Famer made 30 stops in Chicago's 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens, his childhood team and just an hour from where the netminder grew up.
Jonathan Toews scored his first goal of the season, snapping a 25-game goal drought to start the year. Henrik Borgstrom added an insurance tally in the third period, his second on the year and first since Oct. 24.

POSTGAME LINKS
GAMECENTER: CHI at MTL
ANALYSIS: Fleury Achieves Career Milestone on Full-Circle Night
RELEASE: Blackhawks Acquire Gabriel
HIGHLIGHTS: Toews Nets First of Season Against Canadiens
GALLERY: Blackhawks at Canadiens
INSIDER:Candid Convo with Interim GM Kyle Davidson
BLACKHAWK OF THE GAME: Fleury joined Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy in the NHL record books with his 500th victory. Monrteal's Carey Price is the next closest active NHL netminder at 360 career wins.
STAT OF THE NIGHT: Toews found the scoresheet for the first time on the season, his first regular-season goal since March 5, 2020.
UP NEXT: The Blackhawks continue their Canadian excursion in Toronto on Saturday night against the Maple Leafs.

GAME RECAP

CHI: 1, MTL: 0

2nd - 13:48 - Jonathan Toews (Seth Jones, Patrick Kane) -- PP

The captain finally found his first goal of the season -- one that counts, at least -- in the second period of the 26th game on a Blackhawks power play. Seth Jones wired a low-hard pass from the point to Jonathan Toews at the corner of the paint, where the centerman redirected it past Jake Allen and in for a 1-0 lead.

CHI: 2, MTL: 0

3rd - 12:00 - Henrik Borgstrom

The Blackhawks doubled the lead off a forecheck in the third period as Henrik Borgstrom notched his second of the year. Alex DeBrincat forced a turnover in the corner of the offensive zone with the puck popping into the slot and right to Borgstrom, who spun to find it and then put a shot right on goal that slipped past Jake Allen for a 2-2 score.