MONTREAL — The Boston Bruins will look to extend their point streak to five games when they take on the Habs Saturday night at the Bell Centre. Follow along for updates from Saturday’s game.
WHO: Bruins (12-6-4) at Canadiens (11-7-5)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: Bell Centre
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
TICKETS: BSJ ticket partner SeatsForEveryone.com
LIVE COVERAGE:
9:54: FINAL: Bruins win, 3-2. B's gut another one out.
9:50: John Moore with his first as a Bruin. 3-2 B's with 2:57 to go.
9:46: Looks like Backes took a stick to the face. He's down on the ice. Double minor on Gallagher with 5:21 to go.
9:41: Wooooof. Krug and Miller left Rask out to try with Hudon alone in front. He can't convert.
9:37: Habs tie it up with 9:51 to go. Tatar with the equalizer.
9:32: And now the Bruins head to the penalty kill. Pasta to the sin bin.
9:30: Jonathan Drouin just put the Habs on his back and put together a fantastic goal all by himself. 2-1 Bruins with 12:33 left.
9:25: Rask continuing to stand tall in net.
9:20: Montreal appears to score just 28 seconds into the third, but the goal is waved off after it looks like Lehkonen pushed it past Rask.
9:18: Third period underway.
9:04: They trail, 2-0, but the Canadiens actually have the edge on the Bruins in 5-on-5 scoring chances (19-17) and high-danger chances (8-6).
Rask coming up big for Boston.
9:00: End 2nd: Bruins still hold a 2-0 lead over Montreal. SOG in favor of Boston, 26-21.
8:57: Noel Acciari came thiiiiiiis close to a fantastic tally on Price. He dangles through the slot, but can't finish on the backhand.
8:55: We move to 4-on-4 play after Krug is whistled for a high stick. Habs' power play coming up shortly.
8:51: B's heading back to the power play after Petry trips up Grzelcyk.
8:30: Habs kill the Domi penalty. Meanwhile Acciari is continuing to rack up hits at an absurd rate since getting back into the lineup.
8:27: B's heading back on the power play after Domi is whistled for interference.
8:23: Habs nearly score, but Rask and Lauzon frantically clear the puck out at the last second.
8:23: Kevan Miller — likely still stewing after that Gallagher spear — opens the second in the penalty box for rouging. Gallagher called for a slash.
8:21: Second period is underway.
8:20: Might be worth keeping tabs whenever No. 86 and No. 11 are out on the ice together:
Brendan Gallagher gets Kevan Miller below the belt right as time expires. pic.twitter.com/kjrAJ1hAIt
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) November 25, 2018
Make that seven goals and nine points in Jake DeBrusk's last 10 games.#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/FgOjpMUupD
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) November 25, 2018
#Canadiens host the #NHLBruins tonight, looking to avoid dropping a 4th straight regular season home meeting vs BOS- something the franchise hasn't done since Jan 11-Dec 20, 1941
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) November 25, 2018
- It hasn’t always been pretty, but the Black and Gold have managed to consistently collect points with regulars like Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron out of the lineup. Entering Saturday’s tilt against their archrival, the Black and Gold have managed to collect at least a point in their last four games.
- After a dominant showing against the Penguins on Friday, David Krejci’s line will look to carry the momentum over against Montreal — with Jake DeBrusk leading the charge with six goals and eight points in his last nine games.
- Tuukka Rask will get the start in net Saturday against Montreal. Since returning from his leave of absence, Rask boasts a record of 0-0-2 with a .938 save percentage.
- After a strong start, Montreal’s defense has faltered as of late, with the Habs relinquishing at least four goals in nine of their last 13 games. The Canadiens are winless in their last three outings (0-1-2).
- Max Domi has been a revelation for Montreal this season, with the 23-year-old winger notching 15 points over his last 12 games.