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Bruins vs Canadiens

Final/OT · Tue Mar 17 · 7:00 PM ET · Bell Centre

Boston BruinsBruins37-23-8
2
Final/OTMar 17, 2026
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens37-20-10
3
TVNESNStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
BOS+130
MTL−155
Puck line
BOS +1.5−185
MTL −1.5+154
Total O/U
Over 6.5−105
Under 6.5−115
  • Puck line: Bruins +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 goals).

Recap

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime at Bell Centre in Montreal on Mar 17, 2026 to move to 37-20-10.

The go-ahead score came with 4:38 left in overtime: Cole Caufield Goal (40) Tip-In, assists: Nick Suzuki (56), Lane Hutson (58).

Score by period

Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, score by period
Team123OTT
BOS11002
MTL11013

W: Dobes · L: Swayman

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. BOSGoal · 2:22Pavel Zacha Goal (21) Backhand, assists: David Pastrnak (56), Charlie McAvoy (42)1-0
  2. MTLGoal · 10:31Nick Suzuki Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (32), Cole Caufield (28)1-1

Second Period

  1. BOSGoal · 5:41Pavel Zacha Goal (22) Tip-In, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (21), Casey Mittelstadt (21)2-1
  2. MTLGoal · 13:15Josh Anderson Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Lane Hutson (57), Brendan Gallagher (15)2-2

Overtime

  1. MTLGoal · 4:38Cole Caufield Goal (40) Tip-In, assists: Nick Suzuki (56), Lane Hutson (58)2-3

Team stats

BOSMTL
Shots
28
31
Power Play Goals
1
0
Faceoff Win Percent
47.2
52.8
Hits
32
26
Blocked Shots
15
12
Penalty Minutes
2
8

Top performers

Boston BruinsMontreal Canadiens

Goals

Pavel Zacha2
Nick Suzuki1

Assists

Viktor Arvidsson1
Lane Hutson2

Points

Pavel Zacha2
Nick Suzuki2

Player stats

Bruins · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Viktor Arvidsson LW110017:0901200.00
Michael Eyssimont C010-112:1300200.00
Morgan Geekie C100-115:5300300.00
Tanner Jeannot LW130012:0000000.00
Mark Kastelic C050011:3700000.00
Marat Khusnutdinov C030016:3200100.00
Sean Kuraly C021012:14000050.00
Elias Lindholm C100-119:14001062.50
Fraser Minten C050019:42002028.60
Casey Mittelstadt C010016:3601100.00
David Pastrnak RW110-124:3501200.00
Pavel Zacha C040-116:22204063.60

Bruins · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jonathan Aspirot D210016:2100200.00
Hampus Lindholm D100019:4800100.00
Mason Lohrei D001021:0300000.02
Charlie McAvoy D201-126:4401300.00
Andrew Peeke D330-116:4400300.00
Nikita Zadorov D220-117:0700100.00

Bruins · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jeremy Swayman G33128.90364:380

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Josh Anderson RW040113:2110300.00
Zack Bolduc RW021014:0000000.00
Cole Caufield RW101219:5811400.00
Phillip Danault C100114:45000068.82
Ivan Demidov RW000-112:3900200.00
Jake Evans C010017:29005053.30
Brendan Gallagher RW160110:3901200.00
Oliver Kapanen C310-113:20001016.70
Alex Newhook C010-19:14001033.30
Juraj Slafkovsky LW110119:3301300.00
Nick Suzuki C010224:18113058.30
Alexandre Texier LW020013:3700100.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D100018:1900000.04
Noah Dobson D321024:0200300.00
Kaiden Guhle D021122:2200200.00
Lane Hutson D011121:4102100.00
Mike Matheson D110023:1600000.02
Jayden Struble D011113:4000000.00

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jakub Dobes G22826.92964:220

Three stars

  1. Cole Caufield (MTL)
  2. Jakub Dobes (MTL)
  3. Josh Anderson (MTL)

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