Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
13 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
28 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
13 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
31 |
Three stars
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Dobes, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
- J. Anderson, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
02:22 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (21) |
David Pastrnak (56), Charlie McAvoy (42) |
Power play |
BOS 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
10:31 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (24) |
Juraj Slafkovský (32), Cole Caufield (28) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
05:41 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (22) |
Viktor Arvidsson (21), Casey Mittelstadt (21) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
13:15 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson (13) |
Lane Hutson (57), Brendan Gallagher (15) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, MTL 2 |
| OT |
04:38 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (40) |
Nick Suzuki (56), Lane Hutson (58) |
Even strength |
BOS 2, MTL 3 |
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 |
28 |
31 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
8 |
| Hits |
32 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
19 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/53 (47.2%) |
28/53 (52.8%) |
Box score
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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
63.6% |
16:22 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
19:14 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:53 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:14 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 81 M. Eyssimont |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:13 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:00 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:35 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
19:42 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:03 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:44 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:48 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:21 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:44 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
31 |
28 |
3 |
.903 |
64:38 |
OT loss |
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 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:39 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:58 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
24:18 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
09:14 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:33 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
68.8% |
14:45 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
17:29 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:00 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
16.7% |
13:20 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:16 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:22 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:19 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:02 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
64:22 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 1st |
18:47 |
Boston Bruins |
Mason Lohrei |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:42 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:21 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Phillip Danault |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Furman South
- Linesmen
- Brandon Grillo, Jesse Marquis
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris, Alex Steeves
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Samuel Montembeault, Joseph Veleno, Kirby Dach, Arber Xhekaj
2025-2026 season series
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Status |
Details |
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3
 at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final
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6
at Boston Bruins
2
|
Final
|
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3
at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final
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2
at Montreal Canadiens
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|
Final/OT
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