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Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

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Swayman returns, Kastelic scores twice to lead Bruins to 6-4 win over Montreal

Josh Anderson scores goal for Canadiens

Elias Lindholm and Cole Koepke each had a goal and two assists for Boston, which lost 6-4 to the Florida Panthers in its season opener on Tuesday night. Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak also scored to help the Bruins open a 5-2 lead.

Brendan Gallagher scored twice for Montreal, the second with four minutes left to make it a one-goal game. Kaiden Guhle had a goal and an assist and Cayden Primeau made 23 saves for the Canadiens, who beat Toronto 1-0 on Wednesday night in Montreal.

Takeaways Canadiens: Opening the season with games on back-to-back nights, Montreal didn't have the energy to keep up with Boston.

Bruins: After losing their opener in Florida with Joonas Korpisalo in net, a game they trailed 5-1 in the second period, Boston looked more at home with Swayman. The goalie remained unsigned this summer and missed all of training camp before agreeing to an eight-year, $66 million deal on Sunday.

Key moment Montreal scored twice in the third period, cutting a three-goal deficit to 5-4 on Gallagher's goal with four minutes left. But Kastelic netted his second of the game just 17 seconds later.

Key stat The Bruins outshot Montreal 23-11 in the first two periods but the Canadiens held a 14-6 edge in the third.

Up Next Montreal returns home to face Ottawa on Saturday. The Bruins host the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday for the middle of a three-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:26 Brendan Gallagher Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Joel Armia (1), Lane Hutson (1)
Goal 1st Period 11:04 Charlie McAvoy Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (1), Elias Lindholm (2)
Goal 1st Period 12:18 Cole Caufield Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (1), Lane Hutson (2)
Goal 1st Period 13:24 Mark Kastelic Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Zadorov (1), Cole Koepke (1)
Goal 1st Period 18:23 Elias Lindholm Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Nikita Zadorov (2), David Pastrnak (1)
Goal 2nd Period 15:56 David Pastrnak Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (1), Elias Lindholm (3)
Goal 2nd Period 16:51 Cole Koepke Goal (1) Poke, assists: John Beecher (2), Brandon Carlo (1)
Goal 3rd Period 9:05 Josh Anderson Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Kaiden Guhle (2), Oliver Kapanen (1)
Goal 3rd Period 15:43 Brendan Gallagher Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (1), Joel Armia (2)
Goal 3rd Period 16:00 Mark Kastelic Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Koepke (2), Brandon Carlo (2)

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 15
19 Hits 20
7 Takeaways 3
24 Shots 29
1 Power Play Goals 1
6 Power Play Opportunities 5
16.7 Power Play Percentage 20.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 33
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
17 Giveaways 17
5 Total Penalties 6
10 Penalty Minutes 12

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 11 4 23 1
Toronto 10 6 22 2
Boston 8 7 18 2
Ottawa 8 7 16 0
Tampa Bay 7 6 15 1
Detroit 7 7 15 1
Buffalo 7 8 15 1
Montreal 5 9 12 2
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