Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Gets starting nod Thursday

Knight will defend the road blue paint in Montreal on Thursday, according to Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News.

Knight has been great this season, a major reason why Chicago is tied for 11th place in the Western Conference, only five points out of the second wild card. Knight is 10-8-5 with a pair of shutouts, a 2.54 GAA and a .914 save percentage. Montreal is 12th in NHL scoring, generating 3.15 goals per game.