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: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

BOS shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
BOS	13	8	6	1	28
MTL	13	7	7	4	31

In net

Jeremy Swayman28/31 SV, .903

Jakub Dobes26/28 SV, .929

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).

Play by play

End of the overtime
End of the overtime
GOALOT 4:38
Goal! Tip-in
Cole Caufield
Cole Caufield Goal (40) Tip-In, assists: Nick Suzuki (56), Lane Hutson (58)
BOS 2 - 3 MTL
OT 4:01
Pavel Zacha Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
OT 3:52
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
OT 3:50
Alexandre Texier Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
OT 3:13
Viktor Arvidsson hit Noah Dobson
OT 2:54
Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
OT 2:46
Ivan Demidov Snap Shot Wide Left
OT 2:41
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
OT 2:07
TO
Takeaway by Lane Hutson
OT 0:00
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:56
Marat Khusnutdinov shot blocked by Noah Dobson
P3 1:07
Fraser Minten hit Mike Matheson
P3 1:11
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Fraser Minten
P3 1:13
David Pastrnak Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
P3 2:18
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Jake Evans
P3 2:27
Josh Anderson hit Charlie McAvoy
P3 2:53
Noah Dobson Snap Shot Wide Left
P3 3:01
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
P3 3:04
Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
P3 3:11
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
P3 3:14
Cole Caufield Backhand Wide Left