Canadiens snap Bruins’ seven-game successful streak on dwelling ice with 5-2 win – Boston Information, Climate, Sports activities

BOSTON (AP) — Josh Anderson and Jake Evans every had a aim and an help because the Montreal Canadiens leapfrogged the Boston Bruins within the Atlantic Division standings with a 5-2 win on Thursday night time.

Now 9-0-3 in its previous 12 video games, Montreal got here in trailing Boston by one level for the highest spot within the division. Kirby Dach, Cole Caufield and Phillip Danault additionally scored for the Canadiens, who improved to 10–0–2 when main after two intervals. Jacob Fowler had 30 saves.

Boston’s seven-game successful streak on dwelling ice was snapped. Jeremy Swayman was pulled after permitting 4 targets on 17 photographs and was changed by Michael DiPietro, who made 13 saves.

Casey Mittelstadt scored each of Boston’s targets and the Bruins outshot Montreal, 32-30.

Dach opened the scoring with a wraparound aim at 2:34 into the competition. He skated behind Swayman with a protracted attain enabling Dach to complete it himself for his second of the season.

Montreal took a 2-0 lead within the first interval when Anderson planted himself in entrance of Swayman and deflected in a rebound for his eighth aim of the season.

The Canadiens prolonged their two-goal cushion when Evans went scored on a breakaway after taking a move from Anderson. Montreal ended Swayman’s night time at 11:46 of the second interval when Caufield fired a shot from simply exterior the left circle into the highest nook.

Swayman’s early exit and subsequent alternative by DiPietro marked the primary time this season that Boston made an in-game change at goalie.

Boston acquired on the scoreboard after Danault scored on a protracted one-timer from the highest of the correct circle that made it 5-0. Mittelstadt made a backhand transfer for his first of two targets. His second aim got here through the opening minute of the third interval.

It was the primary of 4 regular-season conferences between the Unique Six franchises.