Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–2 on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Boston Bruins |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
8 |
8 |
6 |
22 |
| Boston Bruins |
18 |
15 |
11 |
44 |
Three stars
- T. Frederic, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
- D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (3 assists)
- C. McAvoy, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:11 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy (3) |
Brad Marchand (10), David Pastrnak (14) |
Power play |
MTL 0, BOS 1 |
| 1st |
19:20 |
Boston Bruins |
Trent Frederic (4) |
Brandon Carlo (4), Charlie Coyle (8) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
05:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (6) |
Hampus Lindholm (3), David Pastrnak (15) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, BOS 3 |
| 2nd |
13:04 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský (2) |
Nick Suzuki (10), Alex Newhook (6) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, BOS 3 |
| 2nd |
15:30 |
Boston Bruins |
Trent Frederic (5) |
Charlie Coyle (9), Jake DeBrusk (5) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, BOS 4 |
| 3rd |
05:39 |
Boston Bruins |
James van Riemsdyk (5) |
Brad Marchand (11), David Pastrnak (16) |
Power play |
MTL 1, BOS 5 |
| 3rd |
15:29 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Johnathan Kovacevic (2) |
Christian Dvorak (2), Juraj Slafkovský (3) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, BOS 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Boston Bruins |
| Shots on goal |
22 |
44 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
2 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
6 |
| Hits |
27 |
30 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/60 (50%) |
30/60 (50%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
81.3% |
18:34 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:05 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:43 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
| Number 28 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
53.8% |
15:56 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:20 |
| Number 56 J. Ylonen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30.8% |
14:06 |
| Number 91 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:43 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:27 |
| Number 26 J. Kovacevic |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 27 G. Lindstrom |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:44 |
| Number 52 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:13 |
| Number 54 J. Harris |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:11 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Allen |
44 |
39 |
5 |
.886 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 T. Frederic |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 13 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
18:05 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
58.3% |
15:20 |
| Number 19 J. Beecher |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
46.2% |
13:22 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:10 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 51 M. Poitras |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
15:51 |
| Number 62 O. Steen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:56 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:00 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:27 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 94 J. Lauko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:46 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:38 |
| Number 12 K. Shattenkirk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:46 |
| Number 28 D. Forbort |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:05 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
23:56 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
22 |
20 |
2 |
.909 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:29 |
Boston Bruins |
Hampus Lindholm |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
06:11 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jesse Ylonen |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
06:24 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Johnathan Kovacevic |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:24 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Johnathan Kovacevic |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:24 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Johnathan Kovacevic |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:24 |
Boston Bruins |
Jake DeBrusk |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:18 |
Boston Bruins |
Trent Frederic |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Pezzetta |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:05 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Jim Montgomery
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Brandon Schrader
- Linesmen
- Travis Gawryletz, Ryan Jackson
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Cayden Primeau, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Arber Xhekaj
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Patrick Brown, Ian Mitchell
2023-2024 season series
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
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2
 at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 11, 2023
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2
at Boston Bruins
5
|
Final
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Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
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4
at Boston Bruins
9
|
Final
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Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 20, 2024
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Boston Bruins
2
at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 14, 2024
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Other NHL games on Nov 18
Other NHL games on Saturday, November 18, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Minnesota Wild
1
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
3
 at Philadelphia Flyers
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
2
 at Nashville Predators
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 Edmonton Oilers
4
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 Pittsburgh Penguins
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 New York Islanders
5
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 New York Rangers
5
 at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 Arizona Coyotes
2
 at Winnipeg Jets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
3
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 Colorado Avalanche
6
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 Seattle Kraken
4
 at Vancouver Canucks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
 St. Louis Blues
1
 at Los Angeles Kings
5
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 18, 2023
|
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