Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 4–1 on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
8 |
2 |
9 |
19 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
7 |
17 |
8 |
32 |
Three stars
- B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
- N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
00:40 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Christian Dvorak (11) |
Brendan Gallagher (16) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
14:24 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (35) |
Nick Suzuki (55), Juraj Slafkovský (31) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
03:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher (19) |
Jake Evans (20) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
13:19 |
Boston Bruins |
Elias Lindholm (14) |
David Pastrnak (52), Morgan Geekie (18) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
18:03 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (26) |
Jake Evans (21), Joel Armia (15) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BOS 1, MTL 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
19 |
32 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
9 |
11 |
| Hits |
29 |
34 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/59 (47.5%) |
31/59 (52.5%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
16:43 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
57.1% |
17:53 |
| Number 19 J. Beecher |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14.3% |
11:45 |
| Number 23 F. Lysell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:07 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
63.2% |
17:49 |
| Number 38 P. Brown |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
16.7% |
11:28 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
42.9% |
18:58 |
| Number 45 C. Koepke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
13:29 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
20:24 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:35 |
| Number 94 J. Lauko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:39 |
| Number 95 V. Lettieri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
13:55 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 14 I. Mitchell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
19:01 |
| Number 20 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
20:52 |
| Number 29 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:19 |
| Number 52 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:27 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
|
21:27 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
31 |
28 |
3 |
.903 |
59:00 |
Loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
13:40 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
58.3% |
19:39 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
47.1% |
17:30 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
|
17:57 |
| Number 28 C. Dvorak |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.1% |
16:32 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:23 |
| Number 51 E. Heineman |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
13:25 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
07:47 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
72.7% |
11:58 |
| Number 92 P. Laine |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
24:52 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
19:58 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
23:33 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
22:59 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
10:41 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
19 |
18 |
1 |
.947 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:22 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
18:30 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrick Brown |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:30 |
Boston Bruins |
Jakub Lauko |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:30 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:40 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
13:40 |
Boston Bruins |
Cole Koepke |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
05:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
David Savard |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Joe Sacco
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Thomas John Luxmore, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Jonathan Deschamps, Kilian McNamara
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Jeffrey Viel, Mark Kastelic, Michael Callahan
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Joshua Roy, Oliver Kapanen, Arber Xhekaj
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|
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4
 at St. Louis Blues
5
|
Final/OT
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|
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1
 at Dallas Stars
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|
Final
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|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Utah Hockey Club
2
|
Final
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|
 Anaheim Ducks
1
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Winnipeg Jets
4
 at Vegas Golden Knights
0
|
Final
|
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|
 Edmonton Oilers
3
 at San Jose Sharks
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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