Zachary Bolduc scored twice and Lane Hutson had three assists as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1.

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Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno could be returning to game action soon should his progress as of late continue. Foligno, who suffered a hand injury on N

Frank Nazar scored his first goal since Oct. 28, but the Chicago Blackhawks fell to the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Thursday night for their sixth loss in seven games.

Strange, but true (Part I): Chicago scored on its first shot, but the Canadiens challenged and it was determined Ilya Mikheyev interfered with goalie Jakub Dobes. The visitors scored a second time on their opening shot, by Frank Nazar. This time, it counted.

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks aim to stop their four-game losing streak with a win against the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa has a 16-13-4 record overall and a 7-6-2 record in home games. The Senators are 9-5-0 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.

Roman Kantserov leads the KHL with 22 goals (five more than his nearest competitor), Marek Vanacker leads the OHL with 26 goals and Václav Nestrašil is fourth among NCAA freshmen in scoring with 10 goals and 21 points in 20 games (one behind Porter Martone, the No. 6 draft pick this year).

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Another apparent Montreal goal in the third was reversed by a second successful video challenge by the Blackhawks, which confirmed the Canadiens were again offside at 0:47 on the scoring play.

The Blackhawks shut out the Rangers with star turns by star players to get back on track after a series of blowout losses.