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Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins: game summary

Final · December 23, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Montreal Canadiens6
Boston Bruins2

Shots on goal : MTL 29 — BOS 28 · TD Garden

Three stars

MTL

Game stats

BOS
29Shots on goal28
47 %Faceoff win %53 %
2/7Power play1/5
32Penalty minutes36
23Hits27
18Blocked shots16
11Giveaways20
3Takeaways7

Shots by period

P1P2P3Total
MTL812929
BOS175628

Season series MTL 2 – 2 BOS

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot
← MTL 6 / 29 / 432 / 28 / 35 BOS →
Missed shot — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 01:47 · slapMissed shot — Noah Dobson (MTL), P1 03:26 · wristMissed shot — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P1 07:18 · tip-inMissed shot — Hampus Lindholm (BOS), P1 10:21 · snapMissed shot — Vladislav Kolyachonok (BOS), P1 13:35 · backhandMissed shot — Casey Mittelstadt (BOS), P1 13:40 · backhandMissed shot — Morgan Geekie (BOS), P1 15:28 · snapMissed shot — Charlie McAvoy (BOS), P1 18:18 · snapMissed shot — Jayden Struble (MTL), P2 00:33 · snapMissed shot — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P2 03:59 · wristMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 10:20 · tip-inMissed shot — Mike Matheson (MTL), P2 10:59 · wristMissed shot — Jayden Struble (MTL), P2 12:02 · wristMissed shot — Brendan Gallagher (MTL), P2 12:20 · snapMissed shot — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 03:23 · tip-inMissed shot — Sammy Blais (MTL), P3 05:15 · wristMissed shot — Noah Dobson (MTL), P3 08:40 · slapMissed shot — Noah Dobson (MTL), P3 10:08 · slapMissed shot — Vladislav Kolyachonok (BOS), P3 11:58 · snapMissed shot — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 12:31 · snapMissed shot — Mark Kastelic (BOS), P3 17:41 · snapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P1 02:49 · snapShot on goal — Casey Mittelstadt (BOS), P1 03:59 · snapShot on goal — Viktor Arvidsson (BOS), P1 04:07 · tip-inShot on goal — Andrew Peeke (BOS), P1 04:17 · snapShot on goal — Elias Lindholm (BOS), P1 05:15 · snapShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P1 06:40 · backhandShot on goal — Morgan Geekie (BOS), P1 06:50 · snapShot on goal — Elias Lindholm (BOS), P1 06:55 · backhandShot on goal — Alexandre Texier (MTL), P1 07:11 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 08:19 · wristShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P1 08:25 · slapShot on goal — Morgan Geekie (BOS), P1 08:34 · slapShot on goal — Elias Lindholm (BOS), P1 11:14 · snapShot on goal — David Pastrnak (BOS), P1 11:21 · slapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P1 11:53 · slapShot on goal — Alex Steeves (BOS), P1 12:17 · snapShot on goal — Pavel Zacha (BOS), P1 13:38 · slapShot on goal — Elias Lindholm (BOS), P1 13:46 · tip-inShot on goal — Elias Lindholm (BOS), P1 13:47 · snapShot on goal — Morgan Geekie (BOS), P1 14:30 · snapShot on goal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P1 16:42 · snapShot on goal — David Pastrnak (BOS), P1 19:18 · deflectedShot on goal — Tanner Jeannot (BOS), P2 00:51 · backhandShot on goal — Alexandre Carrier (MTL), P2 02:17 · wristShot on goal — Lane Hutson (MTL), P2 02:41 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 02:49 · snapShot on goal — Viktor Arvidsson (BOS), P2 03:39 · snapShot on goal — Phillip Danault (MTL), P2 03:54 · backhandShot on goal — Mason Lohrei (BOS), P2 06:05 · snapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 06:44 · snapShot on goal — Charlie McAvoy (BOS), P2 07:36 · snapShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P2 08:09 · slapShot on goal — Vladislav Kolyachonok (BOS), P2 08:58 · snapShot on goal — Mike Matheson (MTL), P2 11:16 · wristShot on goal — Arber Xhekaj (MTL), P2 12:15 · slapShot on goal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P2 17:39 · wristShot on goal — Josh Anderson (MTL), P2 18:03 · snapShot on goal — Joseph Veleno (MTL), P2 18:48 · wristShot on goal — Oliver Kapanen (MTL), P3 01:12 · wrap-aroundShot on goal — Sean Kuraly (BOS), P3 07:31 · snapShot on goal — Sean Kuraly (BOS), P3 07:33 · backhandShot on goal — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P3 08:13 · snapShot on goal — Nikita Zadorov (BOS), P3 08:59 · snapShot on goal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 09:41 · tip-inShot on goal — Oliver Kapanen (MTL), P3 12:14 · wristShot on goal — Elias Lindholm (BOS), P3 14:13 · snapShot on goal — Lane Hutson (MTL), P3 15:26 · wristShot on goal — Fraser Minten (BOS), P3 17:54 · backhandShot on goal — Elias Lindholm (BOS), P3 18:25 · snapGoal — Sammy Blais (MTL), P1 11:08 · wristGoal — Marat Khusnutdinov (BOS), P1 12:25 · wristGoal — Alex Steeves (BOS), P1 19:42 · snapGoal — Ivan Demidov (MTL), P2 01:58 · wristGoal — Zachary Bolduc (MTL), P3 07:04 · wristGoal — Cole Caufield (MTL), P3 08:43 · wristGoal — Nick Suzuki (MTL), P3 10:09 · batGoal — Juraj Slafkovský (MTL), P3 12:22 · slap

Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Penalties

1st period

  • 00:03MTLJosh Anderson — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Tanner Jeannot
  • 00:03BOSTanner Jeannot — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Josh Anderson
  • 00:29BOSHampus Lindholm — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Alexandre Texier
  • 08:28BOSNikita Zadorov — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Arber Xhekaj
  • 08:28MTLArber Xhekaj — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Nikita Zadorov
  • 08:31MTLJuraj Slafkovský — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Tanner Jeannot
  • 13:41MTLBrendan Gallagher — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Vladislav Kolyachonok
  • 15:56BOSViktor Arvidsson — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Mike Matheson
  • 17:58MTLIvan Demidov — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Nikita Zadorov

2nd period

  • 04:15MTLJosh Anderson — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Mason Lohrei
  • 14:37BOSAlex Steeves — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Noah Dobson
  • 19:55BOSNikita Zadorov — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Juraj Slafkovský
  • 19:55MTLJuraj Slafkovský — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Nikita Zadorov

3rd period

  • 07:04BOSBench — Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (2 min) · served by V. Arvidsson
  • 08:24BOSTanner Jeannot — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Zachary Bolduc
  • 08:58BOSHampus Lindholm — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Oliver Kapanen
  • 18:52MTLJuraj Slafkovský — Holding (2 min) · drawn by David Pastrnak
  • 18:52MTLJuraj Slafkovský — Misconduct (10 min)
  • 18:52BOSNikita Zadorov — Misconduct (10 min)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
B. GallagherR0010315:24
C. CaufieldR1015118:51
N. SuzukiC1112123:26
J. AndersonR0003014:03
J. SlafkovskýL1112218:19
P. DanaultC0001215:29
S. BlaisL1011309:10
Z. BolducR1012317:49
A. TexierL0011004:20
J. VelenoC0001112:36
O. KapanenC0012017:01
I. DemidovR1111014:07
M. MathesonD00-13023:34
A. CarrierD0021220:07
J. StrubleD0010310:44
L. HutsonD0342022:44
N. DobsonD0300024:04
A. XhekajD0002207:42
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Fowler(W)26/2892.9 %59:37
J. Dobes0/0—00:00

Boston Bruins

PlayerGA+/-SOGHITTOI
C. MittelstadtC00-11014:36
P. ZachaC00-21315:17
A. SteevesC1012310:44
E. LindholmC00-17118:04
M. GeekieC00-13216:40
M. KastelicC00-10312:50
S. KuralyC0002013:41
V. ArvidssonL01-12114:34
T. JeannotL00-21310:23
D. PastrnakR01-22120:14
M. KhusnutdinovC1011210:24
F. MintenC0001215:10
M. LohreiD0101116:56
A. PeekeD00-21120:17
H. LindholmD0000019:43
C. McAvoyD00-11326:44
V. KolyachonokD00-11010:35
N. ZadorovD00-21117:43
GoalieSavesSV%TOI
J. Swayman(L)23/2979.3 %60:00
J. Korpisalo0/0—00:00

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