BOS
BOS
Boston Bruins
44-27-10 · W1 · L10: 5-3-2
OT
W
L
W
OT
W
L
W
L
W
Final/OT
2—3
2026-03-17 · Bell Centre
MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
L
L
W
W
W
SO
L
W
OT
W
MTL dominated expected goals 3.9 to 3.2 · MTL controlled 61.3% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
BOS xG
3.21
ACTUAL
2 — 3
MTL xG
3.92

Scoring Timeline

0.05
MED xG
BOS1P 02:22Power Play
Pavel Zacha
18
Pavel Zacha(21)
C · BOS · #18
David Pastrnak (56), Charlie McAvoy (42)
BOS 1 - 0 MTL
0.07
MED xG
MTL1P 10:31Even Strength
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki(24)
C · MTL · #14
Juraj Slafkovský (32), Cole Caufield (28)
BOS 1 - 1 MTL
0.08
MED xG
BOS2P 05:41Even Strength
Pavel Zacha
18
Pavel Zacha(22)
C · BOS · #18
Viktor Arvidsson (21), Casey Mittelstadt (21)
BOS 2 - 1 MTL
0.11
HIGH xG
MTL2P 13:15Even Strength
Josh Anderson
17
Josh Anderson(13)
R · MTL · #17
Lane Hutson (57), Brendan Gallagher (15)
BOS 2 - 2 MTL
0.20
HIGH xG
MTLOT 04:383 on 3
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield(40)
R · MTL · #13
Nick Suzuki (56), Lane Hutson (58)
BOS 2 - 3 MTL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jeremy Swayman
1
Jeremy Swayman
G · BOS · #1
28/31 saves, .903 SV%, +1.9 GSAx
★2
Jakub Dobes
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
26/28 saves, .928 SV%, +1.4 GSAx
★3
Pavel Zacha
18
Pavel Zacha
C · BOS · #18
2G, 4 SOG, 4 HIT

Team Stats

BOSMTL
28Shots31
3.21xGF3.92
38.7CF%61.3
47.2FO%52.8
1/4PP0/1
32Hits26
15Blocks12
19Giveaways11
3Takeaways6
2PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodBOS SOGMTL SOGBOS xGMTL xG
1st12121.831.08
2nd760.441.30
3rd670.660.68
OT130.280.87
Total26283.213.93

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 00:25
MTL
Alexandre Carrierhigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Tanner Jeannot
1P 18:47
BOS
Mason Lohreislashing (2 min)
Drawn by Zack Bolduc
2P 07:42
MTL
Mike Mathesonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by David Pastrnak
2P 16:21
MTL
Phillip Danaultslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Nikita Zadorov