Canadiens Lineup

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Josh Anderson

Rem Pitlick – Laurent Dauphin – Mike Hoffman

Jonathan Drouin – Christian Dvorak – Joel Armia

Michael Pezzetta – Jake Evans – Paul Byron

Alexander Romanov – David Savard

Joel Edmundson – Jeff Petry

Corey Schueneman – Chris Wideman

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Mathieu Perreault, William Lagesson

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

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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.

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