Canadiens 5, Bruins 2 — November 12, 2026: recap and analysis

MTLMTL
Montréal Canadiens
11-3-4 · OT1 · L10: 7-0-3
OT
W
W
OT
W
W
W
W
W
OT
Final
5—2
Nov 12, 2026 · TD Garden
BOSBOS
Boston Bruins
13-4-1 · W4 · L10: 7-2-1
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
OT
W

Final score: Montréal Canadiens 5, Boston Bruins 2. Canadiens dominated expected goals 3.12 to 3.08. PuckLab's first star: Jacob Fowler (30/32 saves, .938 SV%, +1.6 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Bruins, 56% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
MTL xG
3.12
ACTUAL
5 — 2
BOS xG
3.08

Scoring Timeline

0.13
HIGH xG
MTL1P 02:34Even Strength
MTL 1 - 0 BOS
0.30
HIGH xG
MTL1P 08:36Even Strength
MTL 2 - 0 BOS
0.18
HIGH xG
MTL2P 04:24Even Strength
Jake Evans
71
Jake Evans(3)
C · MTL · #71
Josh Anderson (4)
MTL 3 - 0 BOS
0.16
HIGH xG
MTL2P 08:14Even Strength
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield(12)
R · MTL · #13
MTL 4 - 0 BOS
0.04
MED xG
MTL2P 14:15Even Strength
MTL 5 - 0 BOS
0.16
HIGH xG
BOS2P 14:53Even Strength
MTL 5 - 1 BOS
0.12
HIGH xG
BOS3P 00:53Even Strength
MTL 5 - 2 BOS

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jacob Fowler
Jacob Fowler
G · MTL
30/32 saves, .938 SV%, +1.6 GSAX
★2
Michael DiPietro
80
Michael DiPietro
G · BOS · #80
13/14 saves, .929 SV%, +0.2 GSAX
★3
Casey Mittelstadt
11
Casey Mittelstadt
C · BOS · #11
2G, 3 SOG

Team Stats

MTLBOS
31Shots32
3.12xGF3.08
34.75v5 CF%65.3
44.0FO%56.0
0/4PP0/1
17Hits20
23Blocks6
13Giveaways18
3Takeaways5
2PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGBOS SOGMTL xGBOS xG
1st14111.701.43
2nd8110.800.91
3rd9100.630.73
Total31323.123.08

Penalties

5 TOTAL
1P 05:59
BOS
Hampus LindholmTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kirby Dach
1P 15:15
MTL
Lane HutsonHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Charlie McAvoy
2P 09:35
BOS
Tanner JeannotHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson
3P 10:31
BOS
Casey MittelstadtRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson
3P 17:24
BOS
Michael EyssimontBoarding (2 min)
Drawn by Kaiden Guhle

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