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Montréal Canadiens 3, Boston Bruins 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 3, Boston Bruins 4. Shots on goal: MTL 25, BOS 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 1-0 BOS; P2 MTL 2-2 BOS; P3 MTL 0-2 BOS.

Scoring plays: P1 06:36 Cole Caufield (assists: Mike Matheson, Jake Evans) to make it MTL 1-0 BOS; P2 01:45 Viktor Arvidsson (assists: Fraser Minten, Casey Mittelstadt) to make it MTL 1-1 BOS; P2 07:37 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) to make it MTL 2-1 BOS; P2 09:46 Morgan Geekie (assists: David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy) to make it MTL 2-2 BOS; P2 13:29 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) to make it MTL 3-2 BOS; P3 13:55 Fraser Minten (assists: Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy) to make it MTL 3-3 BOS; P3 14:07 Morgan Geekie (assists: Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha) to make it MTL 3-4 BOS. Top skaters: Cole Caufield (MTL) 3 G, 0 A; Charlie McAvoy (BOS) 0 G, 3 A; Morgan Geekie (BOS) 2 G, 0 A; Fraser Minten (BOS) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Samuel Montembeault (MTL) 17 saves on 21, decision L; Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 22 saves on 25, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Cole Caufield
3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, 6 SOG · 19:14 TOI
Goals · BOS
Morgan Geekie
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 18:37 TOI
Goaltending · BOS
Jeremy Swayman
22 saves on 25 shots (.880) · W
Season highs
Charlie McAvoy · Season-high 3 pointsCole Caufield · Season-high 3 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P1 6:36 (MTL 1, BOS 0)
BOS 1 largest lead P3 14:07 (MTL 3, BOS 4) · 2-0 run, P3 13:55–P3 14:07
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 6:36 Cole Caufield (Mike Matheson, Jake Evans) MTL · snap shot · MTL 1, BOS 0
  • P2 1:45 Viktor Arvidsson (Fraser Minten, Casey Mittelstadt) BOS · Power play · snap shot · MTL 1, BOS 1
  • P2 7:37 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · Power play · slap shot · MTL 2, BOS 1
  • P2 9:46 Morgan Geekie (David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy) BOS · Power play · snap shot · MTL 2, BOS 2
  • P2 13:29 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson) MTL · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 3, BOS 2
  • P3 13:55 Fraser Minten (Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy) BOS · backhand shot · MTL 3, BOS 3
  • P3 14:07 Morgan Geekie (Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha) BOS · Power play · slap shot · MTL 3, BOS 4

Linescore

123 T
MTL 120 3
BOS 022 4

Shots on goal: MTL 25, BOS 21

📋 Team Stats

MTLBOS
25Shots on goal20
53Shot attempts55
31Faceoff wins32
16Hits21
10Blocked shots14
2Power-play goals3
6Takeaways2
18Giveaways17
13Penalty minutes11
81.0%Save %88.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL79925
BOS211720

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens3 G · 42 attempts
Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (tip-in)Cole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netKirby Dach: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (snap)Alexandre Texier: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (slap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Jake Evans: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Alexandre Texier: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netLane Hutson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (slap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netPhillip Danault: saved (deflected)Alexandre Texier: saved (tip-in)Oliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (bat)Alexandre Texier: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (backhand)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (slap)Mike Matheson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 22Saved52% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net40% of attempts
Boston Bruins4 G · 40 attempts
David Pastrnak: missed the netSean Kuraly: missed the netMarat Khusnutdinov: missed the netPavel Zacha: saved (wrist)Viktor Arvidsson: missed the netTanner Jeannot: missed the netMorgan Geekie: missed the netMorgan Geekie: missed the netAlex Steeves: missed the netPavel Zacha: missed the netAndrew Peeke: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: missed the netElias Lindholm: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (tip-in)Pavel Zacha: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (slap)Viktor Arvidsson: saved (tip-in)Viktor Arvidsson: goal (snap)Viktor Arvidsson: saved (tip-in)Viktor Arvidsson: missed the netMorgan Geekie: goal (snap)Pavel Zacha: saved (wrist)Casey Mittelstadt: missed the netJonathan Aspirot: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Elias Lindholm: saved (tip-in)Morgan Geekie: saved (wrist)Morgan Geekie: missed the netTanner Jeannot: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Sean Kuraly: saved (wrist)David Pastrnak: saved (wrist)Fraser Minten: goal (backhand)Morgan Geekie: goal (slap)Viktor Arvidsson: saved (backhand)Viktor Arvidsson: missed the netAndrew Peeke: saved (wrist)Casey Mittelstadt: missed the net
  • 4Goals10% of attempts
  • 16Saved40% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net50% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Cole Caufield R 303+160019:14
Nick Suzuki C 022+110121:25
Lane Hutson D 011001126:32
Mike Matheson D 011+120023:37
Juraj Slafkovský L 011041019:53
Jake Evans C 011000013:19
Noah Dobson D 000+140020:58
Ivan Demidov R 000000019:11
Alexandre Texier L 000+123016:51
Alexandre Carrier D 000-101116:47
Kaiden Guhle D 000-101116:27
Phillip Danault C 000-111216:11
Oliver Kapanen C 000010014:43
Josh Anderson R 000001113:05
Brendan Gallagher R 000012111:42
Zachary Bolduc R 000-133111:17
Arber Xhekaj D 000002109:19
Kirby Dach C 000-100007:57
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Montembeault L 172181.0457:24
BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Charlie McAvoy D 033-102227:43
Morgan Geekie C 202+132118:37
Fraser Minten C 112+111012:23
Viktor Arvidsson L 101042216:51
Hampus Lindholm D 011000221:56
David Pastrnak R 011-161019:52
Pavel Zacha C 011020119:38
Casey Mittelstadt C 011000017:05
Andrew Peeke D 000021019:30
Elias Lindholm C 000-110119:25
Nikita Zadorov D 000000016:35
Mason Lohrei D 000+110115:52
Jonathan Aspirot D 000003114:54
Mark Kastelic C 000+102012:26
Marat Khusnutdinov C 000-101012:15
Sean Kuraly C 000012111:59
Tanner Jeannot L 000003110:21
Alex Steeves C 000001108:35
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jeremy Swayman W 222588.0359:36

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MTL 1 – 2 BOS
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