Cole Caufield scored the winner with 22 seconds remaining in additional time because the Montreal Canadiens edged the Boston Bruins 3-2 in an evenly matched rivalry matchup Tuesday evening.
Caufield tapped a go from Nick Suzuki into the again of the online for his fortieth of the season, changing into the primary Canadien to achieve the mark since Vincent Damphousse in 1993-94.
Suzuki and Josh Anderson additionally scored whereas Jakub Dobes made 26 saves for Montreal (37-20-10), which snapped a two-game dropping skid.
Brendan Gallagher picked up an help in his 900th NHL sport, all for Montreal.
Pavel Zacha had each targets for Boston (37-23-8), which misplaced 4-3 in additional time Monday at New Jersey.
Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 pictures.
The Canadiens sat third within the Atlantic Division and one level forward of the Bruins — with one sport in hand — heading into Tuesday’s video games.
Zacha opened the scoring on the facility play 2:22 into the primary interval when he shovelled residence a backhand after Alexandre Service’s double-minor for high-sticking put the Canadiens on a four-minute penalty kill.
Suzuki replied at 10:30, casually deking to his backhand following a net-front go from Juraj Slafkovsky to beat Swayman and tie the sport.
5 minutes into the second interval, Zacha tipped Viktor Arvidsson’s go for his second of the evening after defensive-zone confusion between Montreal’s Lane Hutson and Oliver Kapanen left the Bruins centre on their own in entrance of the online. Anderson evened the rating once more at 13:15 within the second with a deflection on Hutson’s level shot.
TAKEAWAYS
Canadiens: Gallagher grew to become the thirteenth participant in franchise historical past to achieve 900 video games with the Canadiens. The milestone got here three days after the 33-year-old from Edmonton was a wholesome scratch for the primary time since his first NHL sport in January 2013.
Bruins: Star winger David Pastrnak prolonged his level streak towards Montreal to 14 video games, tying Bobby Orr for the longest by a Bruins participant towards the Canadiens.
KEY MOMENT
Dobes stretched out for a blocker save to rob Bruins defenceman Charlie McAvoy from the slot halfway via the third interval as “Do-by! Do-by!” chants ensued contained in the Bell Centre.
Montreal practically jumped forward with three minutes remaining in regulation when Swayman slid out of his web to problem Caufield. Suzuki and Kaiden Guhle adopted with alternatives however couldn’t end via a pile of our bodies in entrance of the aim.
KEY STAT
The Canadiens, who went 0-for-1 on the evening, are actually scoreless of their final 9 energy performs.
UP NEXT
Bruins: Host the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
Canadiens: Go to the Detroit Purple Wings on Thursday.