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2023-24 regular season

Canadiens at Bruins

🗓 Sat, Nov 18, 2023 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Bruins beat Canadiens 5–2 at TD Garden on November 18, 2023.

MTL – BOS
22–44
Shots on goal
0/2–2/5
Power play
27–30
Hits
12–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
David Pastrnak
3 A
6 shots · 13:13 TOI
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Trent Frederic
2 G
2 shots · 15:21 TOI
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Brad Marchand
2 A
3 shots · 17:00 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Charlie McAvoy PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:11
Assists: Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak · beat Jake Allen
0–1
🐻 Trent Frederic 1st · 19:20
Assists: Brandon Carlo, Charlie Coyle · beat Jake Allen
0–2
2nd period
🐻 Pavel Zacha 2nd · 05:18
Assists: Hampus Lindholm, David Pastrnak · beat Jake Allen
0–3
🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky 2nd · 13:04
Assists: Nick Suzuki, Alex Newhook · beat Jeremy Swayman
1–3
🐻 Trent Frederic 2nd · 15:30
Assists: Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk · beat Jake Allen
1–4
3rd period
🐻 James van Riemsdyk PP 3rd · 05:39
Assists: Brad Marchand, David Pastrnak · beat Jake Allen
1–5
🇨🇦 Johnathan Kovacevic 3rd · 15:29
Assists: Christian Dvorak, Juraj Slafkovsky · beat Jeremy Swayman
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Suzuki · Newhook · Dvorak 17:05
L2 Slafkovsky · Monahan · Caufield 15:43
L3 Evans · Gallagher · Anderson 14:11
L4 Pearson · Pezzetta · Ylonen 11:37
D1 Guhle · Matheson 23:16
D2 Harris · Barron 20:42
D3 Kovacevic · Lindstrom 14:08
🐻Bruins
L1 van Riemsdyk · Marchand · Coyle 18:05
L2 DeBrusk · Poitras · Frederic 15:27
L3 Heinen · Zacha · Beecher 14:55
L4 Lauko · Steen · Pastrnak 11:46
D1 McAvoy · Carlo 21:56
D2 Lindholm · Lohrei 18:42
D3 Forbort · Shattenkirk 17:09

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL BOS🐻
22 Shots on goal 44
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
27 Hits 30
12 Blocked shots 12
7 Takeaways 5
5 Giveaways 6
12 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 9.1% (2/22) BOS shooting 11.4% (5/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jake Allen
39/44
.886 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐻Bruins
Jeremy Swayman
20/22
.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Charlie McAvoy · 1st 07:11 · 0–1 Trent Frederic · 1st 19:20 · 0–2 Pavel Zacha · 2nd 05:18 · 0–3 Juraj Slafkovsky · 2nd 13:04 · 1–3 Trent Frederic · 2nd 15:30 · 1–4 James van Riemsdyk · 3rd 05:39 · 1–5 Johnathan Kovacevic · 3rd 15:29 · 2–5
MTL BOS
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Bruins
Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Bruins
Bruins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Nov 112023 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT Apr 132023 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 Mar 232023 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 2–4 Jan 242023 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 Apr 242022 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3
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MTL vs BOS, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Bruins on November 18, 2023?

Bruins won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Bruins 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Johnathan Kovacevic, Juraj Slafkovsky.

Who scored for Bruins?

Trent Frederic (2), Charlie McAvoy, James van Riemsdyk, Pavel Zacha.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jake Allen made 39 saves on 44 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeNov 16 🎰VGK @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–5 AfterNov 22 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦆ANA 4–3
🐻 Bruins
BeforeNov 14 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 AfterNov 20 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 4–5
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