Canadiens roll past Bruins 5-2 behind a five-goal start

The Canadiens beat the Bruins 5-2 at TD Garden, building a 5-0 lead before Boston ever got on the board. Montreal moved to 12-3-4 and 28 points. Boston fell to 13-5-1 and 27.

Kirby Dach opened the scoring at 2:34 of the first with a wrap-around goal. Josh Anderson made it 2-0 at 8:36. Jake Evans added a third early in the second at 4:24, and Cole Caufield made it 4-0 at 8:14. Phillip Danault's slap shot at 14:15 put the Canadiens up 5-0.

Boston answered 38 seconds later. Casey Mittelstadt, the player of the game with two goals and three shots on goal, scored at 14:53 to make it 5-1. He struck again at 0:53 of the third to cut it to 5-2. Elias Lindholm assisted on both. Nothing else got through. Anderson finished with a goal and an assist.

Chirp's Sim had the Bruins at 54% before the game, but Montreal's second period decided this one.