Rivalry Renewed | RECAP: MTL @ BOS

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

FINAL | Game 72, Away Game 37 | Thursday March 23, 2023
TD Garden, Boston, MA

CANADIENS

Montreal

2-4

 Boston Bruins logo

BRUINS

Boston
Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins (Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Harvey-Pinard – Nick Suzuki – Mike Hoffman

Jonathan Drouin – Kirby Dach – Denis Gurianov

Rem Pitlick – Jake Evans – Brendan Gallagher

Michael Pezzetta – Chris Tierney – Alex Belzile

Defence pairings

Mike Matheson – David Savard

Joel Edmundson – Justin Barron

Johnathan Kovacevic – Chris Wideman

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Scratches

none

Injuries

Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Sean Monahan (lower-body), Juraj Slafkovsky (lower-body), Cole Caufield (shoulder), Arber Xhekaj (upper-body), Joel Armia (illness), Christian Dvorak (lower-body), Jordan Harris (lower-body), Kaiden Guhle (lower-body), Jesse Ylonen (illness), Josh Anderson (lower-body)

Game Report

The Canadiens continue to get players back from the infirmary. Tonight Jake Evans was centering the third line after missing 28 games with a lower-body injury. Evans played 12 minutes of ice time including 2:52 on the penalty-kill.

Montreal clearly won the special teams battle scoring twice on the power play with goals from Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach. What’s most impressive is that the Bruins penalty killers are ranked number one in the league.

Yet it was the Canadiens 31st-ranked penalty killers who nullified five Bruins power plays. 

Boston got all of their scoring done at regular strength including David Pastrnak getting close to the 50-mark. 

It was a spirited game quite in tune with the Montreal – Boston rivalry. Numerous minor penalties, a major, a game misconduct and a possible suspension were all part of tonight’s clash.

The Canadiens and Bruins will meet again on April 13th for the final game of the regular season for both teams.

Up Next

From playing the best team in the league, the Canadiens head home to face the worst team in the league. The Columbus Blue Jackets will be at the Bell Centre on Saturday night.

After the game, the Canadiens announced that Josh Anderson will miss the remainder of the season due to a high ankle sprain.

Plus

▲  Kirby Dach, Nick Suzuki, Jake Evans, Justin Barron

Minus

▼  David Savard, Joel Edmundson, Chris Tierney, Rem Pitlick, Alex Belzile, Jonathan Drouin, Chris Wideman, Michael Pezzetta, Brendan Gallagher

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Evans Returns to the Lineup | PREVIEW: MTL @ BOS

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   BRUINS
31 Shots 21
48 Face-off % 52
2-for-5 Power Play 0-for-5
14 Penalty Minutes 25
28 Hits 26
45 Corsi For 27
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (28-38-6) 1 1 0 – – 2
Bruins (55-11-5) 2 1 1 – – 4
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Suzuki (22)-PPG, Dach (14)-PPG
  • BOS: Bertuzzi (5), DeBrusk (24), Pastrnak (49), Krejci (16) 
  • MTL: Allen (L) (14-24-3)
  • BOS: Swayman (W) (19-6-4)

Stars of the Game

NHL Three Stars
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  1. Tyler Bertuzzi  BOS
  2. Jeremy Swayman  BOS
  3. David Pastrnak  BOS

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What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Marty St. Louis

  • “I’m proud of the group. Physically and mentally, we were connected. Guys play like warriors, even in a context where we won’t go to the playoffs. This is how we will grow as a team, by the end of the season.”

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery

  • “You gotta give credit to those guys. We find ways to win hockey games.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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