Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
25 |
| Boston Bruins |
2 |
11 |
7 |
20 |
Three stars
- M. Geekie, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (3 goals)
- F. Minten, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:36 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (27) |
Mike Matheson (20), Jake Evans (6) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, BOS 0 |
| 2nd |
01:45 |
Boston Bruins |
Viktor Arvidsson (12) |
Fraser Minten (12), Casey Mittelstadt (14) |
Power play |
MTL 1, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
07:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (28) |
Nick Suzuki (42), Juraj Slafkovský (22) |
Power play |
MTL 2, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
09:46 |
Boston Bruins |
Morgan Geekie (27) |
David Pastrnak (43), Charlie McAvoy (27) |
Power play |
MTL 2, BOS 2 |
| 2nd |
13:29 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (29) |
Nick Suzuki (43), Lane Hutson (44) |
Power play |
MTL 3, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
13:55 |
Boston Bruins |
Fraser Minten (13) |
Hampus Lindholm (13), Charlie McAvoy (28) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, BOS 3 |
| 3rd |
14:07 |
Boston Bruins |
Morgan Geekie (28) |
Charlie McAvoy (29), Pavel Zacha (22) |
Power play |
MTL 3, BOS 4 |
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 |
25 |
20 |
| Power play |
2 of 3 |
3 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
13 |
11 |
| Hits |
16 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/63 (49.2%) |
32/63 (50.8%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:42 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
100% |
19:14 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
56.3% |
21:25 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:05 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
45.5% |
16:11 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
13:19 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:17 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:57 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
14:43 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:37 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:27 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:47 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:32 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:19 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
20 |
16 |
4 |
.800 |
57:24 |
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 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:05 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
19:38 |
| Number 21 A. Steeves |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:35 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45% |
19:25 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
33.3% |
18:37 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
12:26 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:59 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:21 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:52 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:15 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:23 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:52 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:30 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:56 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:54 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
27:43 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:35 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
59:36 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:28 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Zachary Bolduc |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
15:33 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kirby Dach |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
15:33 |
Boston Bruins |
Jonathan Aspirot |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
00:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Noah Dobson |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:30 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:02 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:09 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:14 |
Boston Bruins |
Andrew Peeke |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:03 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Brandon Grillo
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Sammy Blais, Joseph Veleno, Jayden Struble
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Michael Eyssimont, Henri Jokiharju
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Final
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 at Columbus Blue Jackets
8
|
Final
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 at Winnipeg Jets
1
|
Final
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5
 at St. Louis Blues
4
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4
 at Minnesota Wild
3
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Final/OT
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5
 at Edmonton Oilers
6
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