🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 40-26-8 before this game

4–3

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	1	0	2	1	4
BOS	0	1	2	0	3

Canadiens at Bruins

Canadiens beat Bruins 4–3 in overtime at TD Garden on March 28, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Mar 28, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Lyle Odelein

2 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ron Sutter

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Go-ahead 1st · 14:21

Assists: Lyle Odelein

1–0

2nd period

🐻 Steve Heinze Tying 2nd · 17:56

Assists: Don Sweeney, Rick Zombo

1–1

3rd period

🐻 Sandy Moger Go-ahead 3rd · 04:10

Assists: Dave Reid, Ron Sutter

1–2

🐻 Ron Sutter 3rd · 06:41

Assists: Sandy Moger, Ray Bourque

1–3

🇨🇦 Valeri Bure PP 3rd · 07:43

Assists: Saku Koivu, Martin Rucinsky

2–3

🇨🇦 Andrei Kovalenko Tying 3rd · 15:42

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Mark Recchi

3–3

Overtime

🇨🇦 Marc Bureau Go-ahead OT · 02:07

Assists: Turner Stevenson, Lyle Odelein

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻

30 Shots on goal 44

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

8 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 13.3% (4/30) BOS shooting 6.8% (3/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 62:07 TOI

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 62:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 40-26-8 (54% win rate, 74 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 40-24-9 (55% win rate, 73 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on March 28, 1996?

Canadiens won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Bruins?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Bruins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kovalenko, Marc Bureau, Saku Koivu, Valeri Bure.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ron Sutter, Sandy Moger, Steve Heinze.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Bruins season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 4–0 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

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