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Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsJan 24, 2026

Final· TD Garden
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MTL
3
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BOS
4
Goals123TShots123T
MTL1203MTL79925
BOS0224BOS211720
MTL 57BOS 51
MTL 2.51BOS 3.40
PP goals
MTL 2BOS 3
Hits
MTL 16BOS 21
Blocks
MTL 10BOS 14
PIM
MTL 13BOS 11
MTL 49%BOS 51%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Boston Bruins edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3

Boston Bruins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 at home. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 3G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:24 together.

  1. Points
    Cole Caufield had a hat trick (3 points) on 6 shots in 19:14.Caufield
  2. Points
    Charlie McAvoy had 3 assists (3 points) in 27:43.McAvoy
  3. Points
    Morgan Geekie had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.Geekie
  4. Points
    Fraser Minten had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:23.Minten
  5. Points
    Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:25.Suzuki
  6. PP1
    BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy and Geekie) scored 2 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 3:24 together.LindholmPastrnakZachaMcAvoyGeekie
  7. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 2 power-play goals on 7 attempts in 3:53 together.SuzukiCaufieldHutsonSlafkovskýDemidov
  8. New line
    New look for MTL: Evans–Dach–Bolduc skated 5:52 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (62.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.EvansDachBolduc

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at BOS: 108 attempts, 45 on goal, 7 goals, 5.91 expected goals; best chance Casey Mittelstadt at 0.46 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →
  • BOS
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 108 of 108 attempts · BOS 51 · MTL 57

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at BOS: expected goals 3.40 to 2.51 (BOS led the chances), shot attempts 51 to 57, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdBOSMTLCACGCMGnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • BOS
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
BOSMTLcontrol2nd3rdCaufield · 1st 6:36Arvidsson · 2nd 1:45Caufield · 2nd 7:37Geekie · 2nd 9:46Caufield · 2nd 13:29Minten · 3rd 13:55Geekie · 3rd 14:07
  • BOS pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 30% of the game, BOS 26%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at BOS: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jeremy Swayman (59:36) for BOS and Samuel Montembeault (57:24) for MTL, 7 goals.

BOS
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

BOS skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the BOS side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, BOS rows versus MTL columns: 250 matchups; most common McAvoy vs Texier, 11:22 at 74% xGF.

BOS ↓ · MTL →SuzukiCaufieldTexierSlafkovskýDemidovKapanenDanaultAndersonGallagherEvansBolducDachMathesonDobsonHutsonGuhleCarrierXhekajL1 ZachaL1 MittelstadtL1 ArvidssonL2 PastrnakL2 LindholmL2 GeekieL3 KastelicL3 KuralyL3 JeannotL4 MintenL4 KhusnutdinovL4 SteevesD1 PeekeD1 ZadorovD2 McAvoyD2 AspirotD3 LindholmD3 Lohrei
BOS xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLBOS
5043
1.371.83
1.341.77
1211
86
2822
−0.002+0.002
30%26%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Boston Bruins

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 6:36
    MTLCole Caufield (Mike Matheson, Jake Evans)snap0.18 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Texier, Dobson, CaufieldBOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, McAvoy, Aspirot, Khusnutdinov
    MTL 1 – 0 BOS

2nd period

  1. 1:45
    BOSViktor ArvidssonPP (Fraser Minten, Casey Mittelstadt)snap0.23 xG
    MTL: Danault, Matheson, Evans, GuhleBOS: Arvidsson, Mittelstadt, Lohrei, Steeves, Minten
    MTL 1 – 1 BOS
  2. 7:37
    MTLCole CaufieldPP (Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský)slap0.10 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovBOS: Zadorov, Peeke, Khusnutdinov, Minten
    MTL 2 – 1 BOS
  3. 9:46
    BOSMorgan GeekiePP (David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy)snap0.24 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, DobsonBOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy, Geekie
    MTL 2 – 2 BOS
  4. 13:29
    MTLCole CaufieldPP (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson)wrist0.10 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovBOS: Kuraly, Zadorov, McAvoy, Kastelic
    MTL 3 – 2 BOS

3rd period

  1. 13:55
    BOSFraser Minten (Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy)backhand0.12 xG
    MTL: Danault, Carrier, Dach, Guhle, BolducBOS: Geekie, Kastelic, Aspirot, Lohrei, Minten
    MTL 3 – 3 BOS
  2. 14:07
    BOSMorgan GeekiePP (Charlie McAvoy, Pavel Zacha)slap0.05 xG
    MTL: Danault, Matheson, Evans, DobsonBOS: Lindholm, Pastrnak, Zacha, McAvoy, Geekie
    MTL 3 – 4 BOS

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1022+110.2001021:25——5430
Cole Caufield RL1303+161.0500019:14——4829
Alexandre Texier LL1000+120.1330016:51——5230
Juraj Slafkovský LL2011040.3110019:53——5029
Ivan Demidov RL2000000.0000019:11——4324
Oliver Kapanen CL2000010.0300014:43——5335
Phillip Danault CL3000-110.1612016:11——6158
Josh Anderson RL3000000.0911013:05——7277
Brendan Gallagher RL3000010.0821011:42——6066
Jake Evans CL4011000.1600013:19——5382
Zachary Bolduc RL4000-130.1331211:17——5668
Kirby Dach CL4000-100.010057:57——5028
Mike Matheson DD1011+120.0400023:37——5756
Noah Dobson DD1000+140.0700220:58——5937
Lane Hutson DD2011000.0511026:32——5845
Kaiden Guhle DD2000-100.0011216:27——5058
Alexandre Carrier DD3000-100.0011216:47——4515
Arber Xhekaj DD3000000.002109:19——4223
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)L20164.8002.9457:24

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Pavel Zacha CL1011020.2301219:38——4260
Casey Mittelstadt CL1011000.4800017:05——4260
Viktor Arvidsson LL1101040.9322016:51——4661
David Pastrnak RL2011-160.7710219:52——5766
Elias Lindholm CL2000-110.0701019:25——5460
Morgan Geekie CL2202+130.6721018:37——5977
Mark Kastelic CL3000+100.0020012:26——2532
Sean Kuraly CL3000010.0121011:59——4025
Tanner Jeannot LL3000000.0231010:21——3511
Fraser Minten CL4112+110.1210012:23——4659
Marat Khusnutdinov CL4000-100.0710012:15——4747
Alex Steeves CL4000000.021108:35——5028
Andrew Peeke DD1000020.0110219:30——3316
Nikita Zadorov DD1000000.0000016:35——3723
Charlie McAvoy DD2033-100.0022027:43——6177
Jonathan Aspirot DD2000000.0031514:54——5066
Hampus Lindholm DD3011000.0002021:56——4674
Mason Lohrei DD3000+100.0001015:52——3942
BOS goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)W25223.8802.5159:36

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Cole Caufield (MTL) 1st 6:36 · assists Mike Matheson, Jake Evans · Rush · carried in · 58.6 mph shot · 1.8 s from entry to goal.

Cole Caufield · 1st 6:36 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
58.6 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Fraser Minten · 3rd 13:55 · BOS

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
29.5 mph
Distance
20 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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