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‘I Love My Players’ | RECAP: BOS @ MTL

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‘I Love My Players’ | RECAP: BOS @ MTL
Jake Allen (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

GAME RECAP | Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins: Habs, Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game, Interviews, NHL, Three-Stars

FINAL/OT | Game 63, Home Game 31 | Monday March 21, 2022
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

CANADIENS

Montreal

2-3

 Boston Bruins logo

BRUINS

Boston
Jake Allen (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Josh Anderson

Rem Pitlick – Laurent Dauphin – Mike Hoffman

Jonathan Drouin – Christian Dvorak – Joel Armia

Michael Pezzetta – Jake Evans – Paul Byron

Defence pairings

Alexander Romanov – David Savard

Joel Edmundson – Jeff Petry

Corey Schueneman – Chris Wideman

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Scratches

Mathieu Perreault, William Lagesson

Injuries

Ryan Poehling (upper-body), Brendan Gallagher (lower-body/illness), Kale Clague (upper-body), Tyler Pitlick (undisclosed), Carey Price (knee), Shea Weber (multiple injuries)

COVID-19 protocol

none

Game Report

It was an anxious and emotional day for Canadiens players and their fans. Montreal said goodbye to Artturi Lehkonen, Brett Kulak and Andrew Hammond. And they welcomed David Savard back into the lineup from injury.

Following the NHL trade deadline, the Canadiens hosted a longtime bitter rival. The Bruins are top-10 in the NHL while the Habs are dead last. Yet, it was a very competitive game.

The first period was a dud for the home team, perhaps mentally taxed from the events of the day. The next 40 minutes was much more evenly played. While the Bruins shot at will from all over the ice, high-danger scoring chances were 7-6 for the final two periods in regulation plus overtime.

That said, this was a game where the Canadiens appeared to be chasing the play. Boston was the team with more energy and drive throughout the match.

Joel Armia scored on a short-handed breakaway and Savard recorded his second goal of the season.

The Canadiens came up short on the scoreboard but this day was all about the future. And Habs fans should be very encouraged by the moves made in the lead-up to the trade deadline.

Up Next

The Canadiens will welcome Ben Chiarot and the Florida Panthers on Thursday night at the Bell Centre.

Plus

▲  Jake Allen, Paul Byron, Jake Evans

Minus

▼  Rem Pitlick, Laurent Dauphin, Christian Dvorak, Jonathan Drouin, Mike Hoffman, Cole Caufield, Jeff Petry, Corey Schueneman

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: A Good Test | PREVIEW: BOS @ MTL

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   BRUINS
28 Shots 46
38 Face-off % 62
0-for-2 Power Play 0-for-4
10 Penalty Minutes 6
19 Hits 26
40 Corsi For 54
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (17-36-10) 0 1 1 0 – 2
Bruins (39-19-5) 1 0 1 1 – 3
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Savard (2), Armia (4)-SHG
  • BOS: Marchand (26), Clifton (2), Marchand (27)
  • MTL: Allen (OTL) (6-16-4)
  • BOS: Swayman (W) (18-8-3)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
NHL3stars
  1. Brad Marchand  BOS
  2. Jake Allen MTL
  3. Connor Clifton  BOS

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Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Marty St. Louis 

  • “I love my players, and I’ve developed working relationships with guys like (Artturi) Lehkonen, (Brett) Kulak and (Andrew) Hammond – and even when ‘Benny’ (Chiarot) is gone – so it’s hard.”
  • “I’m disappointed that we lost, but with the circumstances of the day, I think it was a very good effort from the group.“

Jake Allen

  • “Tonight I felt tenfold better. I’m back to my old self.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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1 COMMENT

  1. salut-bien chers amis allhabs,
    tough to play the game tonite.
    thoughts/emotions are elsewhere eh?
    quelques impressions?
    jake allen kept the game close.exceptionnel.
    boston was very “strong on the puck”.carried the play most of the game.very impressif.and very physical too!
    they were able to neutralise our speed/skill.they played the body on us all nite long.we did not return the favour too much.
    other than our fearless pezzettaCH55 we were merely targets.
    our speed/skill players got a taste of future strategies to contain/neutralise them?
    we have to play/fight thru the physical play and return the favour.”hit-back”.cannott back-down from it.cannott let other teams push us around.otherwise we are done!
    how does one slow down the track-meet?
    with enough speed/skill and lots of physical play!
    we better get used to it.it will be coming in waves from the opposition.the scouting report on the habs?play the body!!!
    merci pour l’ecoute
    portez-vous tous bien
    familleCH,toujours
    ps,lehkonenCH62?would have never traded him away!!!
    in the mould of our cherished friend,saku koivuCH11.
    indispensible!
    guyCH10 soit toujours avec-nous en prieres et pensees

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