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Canadiens vs Bruins

Final · Tue Dec 23 · 7:00 PM ET · TD Garden

Montreal CanadiensCanadiens20-12-5
6
FinalDec 23, 2025
Boston BruinsBruins20-17-1
2
TVNESNStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
MTL+100
BOS−120
Puck line
MTL +1.5−245
BOS −1.5+200
Total O/U
Over 6.5+114
Under 6.5−135
  • Puck line: Canadiens +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).

Recap

The Montreal Canadiens routed the Boston Bruins 6-2 at TD Garden in Boston on Dec 23, 2025, a 4-goal win to move to 20-12-5.

The go-ahead score came with 7:04 left in the third period: Zachary Bolduc Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (31), Lane Hutson (29). The Canadiens scored 2 power-play goals. They scored 4 unanswered goals in the third period.

Score by period

Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins, score by period
Team123T
MTL1146
BOS2002

W: Fowler · L: Swayman

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. MTLGoal · 11:08Samuel Blais Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (28), Noah Dobson (15)1-0
  2. BOSGoal · 12:25Marat Khusnutdinov Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mason Lohrei (12)1-1
  3. BOSGoal · 19:42Alex Steeves Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (26), Viktor Arvidsson (8)1-2

Second Period

  1. MTLGoal · 1:58Ivan Demidov Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none2-2

Third Period

  1. MTLGoal · 7:04Zachary Bolduc Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (31), Lane Hutson (29)3-2
  2. MTLGoal · 8:43Cole Caufield Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (16), Ivan Demidov (21)4-2
  3. MTLGoal · 10:09Nick Suzuki Goal (11) Batted, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (14), Noah Dobson (17)5-2
  4. MTLGoal · 12:22Juraj Slafkovský Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (30)6-2

Team stats

MTLBOS
Shots
29
28
Power Play Goals
2
1
Faceoff Win Percent
47.4
52.6
Hits
23
27
Blocked Shots
18
16
Penalty Minutes
32
36

Top performers

Montreal CanadiensBoston Bruins

Goals

Nick Suzuki1
Alex Steeves1

Assists

Lane Hutson3
Mason Lohrei1

Points

Noah Dobson3
Alex Steeves1

Player stats

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Josh Anderson RW001014:030030100.07
Sammy Blais LW13019:1010100.00
Zack Bolduc RW031117:4910200.00
Cole Caufield RW010118:5110500.00
Phillip Danault C020015:29001033.30
Ivan Demidov RW100114:0711100.02
Brendan Gallagher RW031115:2400000.02
Oliver Kapanen C200117:01002070.00
Juraj Slafkovsky LW020118:19112033.316
Nick Suzuki C210123:26112055.60
Alexandre Texier LW10014:2000100.00
Joe Veleno C010012:36001033.30

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D220220:0700100.00
Noah Dobson D200024:0403000.00
Lane Hutson D000422:4403200.00
Mike Matheson D700-123:3400300.00
Jayden Struble D030110:4400000.00
Arber Xhekaj D02007:4200200.05

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jacob Fowler G22826.92959:370

Bruins · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Viktor Arvidsson LW010-114:3401200.02
Morgan Geekie C121-116:4000300.00
Tanner Jeannot LW030-210:2300100.07
Mark Kastelic C031-112:500000100.00
Marat Khusnutdinov C120110:2410100.00
Sean Kuraly C000013:41002057.10
Elias Lindholm C111-118:04007057.90
Fraser Minten C021015:10001055.60
Casey Mittelstadt C000-114:3600100.00
David Pastrnak RW010-220:1401200.00
Alex Steeves C031110:441020100.04
Pavel Zacha C030-215:17001030.00

Bruins · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Vladislav Kolyachonok D300-110:3500100.00
Hampus Lindholm D100019:4300000.04
Mason Lohrei D111016:5601100.00
Charlie McAvoy D130-126:4400100.00
Andrew Peeke D410-220:1700100.00
Nikita Zadorov D311-217:4300100.017

Bruins · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jeremy Swayman G62923.79360:000

Three stars

  1. Lane Hutson (MTL)
  2. Noah Dobson (MTL)
  3. Nick Suzuki (MTL)

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