Montreal Canadiens Overtime Goal Seals Boston Bruins Game After Even-Strength Trading at Bell Centre

The Montreal Canadiens, at 37-20-10 for 3 points, edged the Boston Bruins, at 37-23-8 for 2 points, by a 3-2 margin in overtime at Bell Centre.

First period

The Montreal Canadiens opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while generating 31 shots in the game.

The Boston Bruins matched with 1 first-period goal and finished with 28 shots.

The Habs held a 53 percent faceoff win rate on 53 draws, and the Bruins logged 32 hits to the Canadiens’ 26.

Second period

The Canadiens added 1 goal in the second period at even strength as part of 3 even-strength goals on 28 even-strength shots.

Cole Caufield finished with 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist, and he added 4 shots from the Canadiens’ attack.

Lane Hutson recorded 2 assists, helping Montreal reach 6 assists on 3 goals for the game.

The Bruins scored 1 second-period goal and went 1-for-4 on the power play with 7 power-play shots.

Third period

The Canadiens carried a 11-19 edge in giveaways and takeaways, and Montreal finished with 6 takeaways.

Jakub Dobes stopped 26 shots and allowed 2 goals on 28 shots against, including 6 shorthanded saves on 7 shorthanded shots against.

Boston finished the night with 15 blocked shots while Montreal recorded 12 blocks, and the Bruins ended at 47 percent on faceoffs.

This post-game report Montreal Canadiens also noted that Montreal went 0-for-1 on the power play with 1 power-play shot.

Overtime

The Canadiens ended it with the overtime goal on 4 overtime shots, and the game closed with Montreal credited with the win in goal.

Josh Anderson posted 1 goal on 3 shots as Montreal’s 3 stars list included Caufield, Dobes, and Anderson.

Boston registered 1 overtime shot, and the Bruins goaltending line showed 28 saves on 31 shots against with 3 goals against, which aligns with Montreal Canadiens post-match stats.

For post-game thoughts Montreal Canadiens, the result also stands as the Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins full match report after a game scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT.

The Canadiens will be featured again on 2026-03-19 at 7:00 PM EDT as the away team against the the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

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