Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens

NHL

Bruins

37-23-8, 82 PTS

2-3

Final/OT

Canadiens

37-20-10, 84 PTS

Bell Centre

TV: ESPN+

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
BOS	1	1	0	0	2
MTL	1	1	0	1	3

Who won: Canadiens 3-2

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Bell Centre. The series is tied 2-2. Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens in goals (1). Pavel Zacha led the Bruins in goals (2).

BOS

MTL

Forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Josh AndersonRW	0	4	0	1	13:21	0:00	3:06	10:15	22	1	13	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Zack BolducRW	0	2	1	0	14:00	0:00	0:00	14:00	14	0	10	0	0	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Cole CaufieldRW	1	0	1	2	19:58	2:00	0:00	17:58	22	1	40	1	4	4	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Phillip DanaultC	1	0	0	1	14:45	0:00	3:18	11:27	25	0	5	0	0	0	11	5	68.8	0	1	2
Ivan DemidovRW	0	0	0	-1	12:39	1:42	0:00	10:57	15	0	14	0	2	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Jake EvansC	0	1	0	0	17:29	0:00	4:22	13:07	23	0	10	0	5	1	8	7	53.3	0	0	0
Brendan GallagherRW	1	6	0	1	10:39	0:00	0:00	10:39	15	0	6	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Oliver KapanenC	3	1	0	-1	13:20	0:00	3:24	9:56	19	0	20	0	1	0	1	5	16.7	0	0	0
Alex NewhookC	0	1	0	-1	9:14	0:00	0:00	9:14	12	0	9	0	1	0	1	2	33.3	0	0	0
Juraj SlafkovskyLW	1	1	0	1	19:33	2:00	0:04	17:29	20	0	24	1	3	3	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Nick SuzukiC	0	1	0	2	24:18	2:00	1:41	20:37	25	1	24	1	3	3	7	5	58.3	0	0	0
Alexandre TexierLW	0	2	0	0	13:37	0:00	0:00	13:37	16	0	8	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Alexandre CarrierD	1	0	0	0	18:19	0:00	2:18	16:01	26	7	0	0	2	0	1	4
Noah DobsonD	3	2	1	0	24:02	0:18	3:32	20:12	27	12	0	3	3	1	0	0
Kaiden GuhleD	0	2	1	1	22:22	0:00	4:25	17:57	27	1	0	2	3	1	0	0
Lane HutsonD	0	1	1	1	21:41	2:00	1:25	18:16	23	11	2	1	2	2	0	0
Mike MathesonD	1	1	0	0	23:16	0:00	4:09	19:07	26	6	0	0	1	0	1	2
Jayden StrubleD	0	1	1	1	13:40	0:00	0:04	13:36	16	0	0	0	1	2	0	0