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THU · NOV 12 · 6:00 PM CT
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Montreal Canadiens
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11–3–4
26 PTS
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The read
Mike Matheson is still looking for his first goal on Jeremy Swayman after 31 shots. But the man to watch is Cole Caufield: 7 points in his last 4 against Boston.
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Boston Bruins
Home · Bruins
13–4–1
27 PTS
Canadiens
GOALIES
Bruins
Jacob Fowler
Jacob Fowler
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.925 SV% · 2.14 GAA · 8W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
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Jeremy Swayman
Jeremy Swayman
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.920 SV% · 2.21 GAA · 9W
.890 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canadiens
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Bruins
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Juraj Slafkovsky
L1
JJ Peterka · Pavel Zacha · David Pastrnak
L2
Zack Bolduc · Phillip Danault · Alexandre Texier
L2
Michael Eyssimont · Fraser Minten · Morgan Geekie
L3
Kirby Dach · Oliver Kapanen · Alex Newhook
L3
Casey Mittelstadt · Elias Lindholm · Marat Khusnutdinov
L4
Chris Kreider · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
L4
Tanner Jeannot · Matthew Poitras · Mark Kastelic
D1
Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
D1
Hampus Lindholm · Charlie McAvoy
D2
Kaiden Guhle · Alexandre Carrier
D2
Nikita Zadorov · Will Borgen
D3
Arber Xhekaj · Adam Engstrom
D3
Frederic Brunet · Mason Lohrei
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Zack Bolduc · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP1
Morgan Geekie · Elias Lindholm · Pavel Zacha · David Pastrnak · Charlie McAvoy
PP2
Chris Kreider · Oliver Kapanen · Alexandre Texier · Noah Dobson · Alex Newhook
PP2
Matthew Poitras · Fraser Minten · Casey Mittelstadt · Mason Lohrei · JJ Peterka
PK1
Phillip Danault · Jake Evans · Kaiden Guhle · Alexandre Carrier
PK1
Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov · Nikita Zadorov · Will Borgen
PK2
Nick Suzuki · Josh Anderson · Arber Xhekaj · Noah Dobson
PK2
Pavel Zacha · Mark Kastelic · Hampus Lindholm · Charlie McAvoy
CanadiensProjected lines
L1
Cole Caufield · Nick Suzuki · Juraj Slafkovsky
L2
Zack Bolduc · Phillip Danault · Alexandre Texier
L3
Kirby Dach · Oliver Kapanen · Alex Newhook
L4
Chris Kreider · Jake Evans · Josh Anderson
D1
Lane Hutson · Noah Dobson
D2
Kaiden Guhle · Alexandre Carrier
D3
Arber Xhekaj · Adam Engstrom
PP1
Juraj Slafkovsky · Nick Suzuki · Zack Bolduc · Cole Caufield · Lane Hutson
PP2
Chris Kreider · Oliver Kapanen · Alexandre Texier · Noah Dobson · Alex Newhook
PK1
Phillip Danault · Jake Evans · Kaiden Guhle · Alexandre Carrier
PK2
Nick Suzuki · Josh Anderson · Arber Xhekaj · Noah Dobson
BruinsProjected lines
L1
JJ Peterka · Pavel Zacha · David Pastrnak
L2
Michael Eyssimont · Fraser Minten · Morgan Geekie
L3
Casey Mittelstadt · Elias Lindholm · Marat Khusnutdinov
L4
Tanner Jeannot · Matthew Poitras · Mark Kastelic
D1
Hampus Lindholm · Charlie McAvoy
D2
Nikita Zadorov · Will Borgen
D3
Frederic Brunet · Mason Lohrei
PP1
Morgan Geekie · Elias Lindholm · Pavel Zacha · David Pastrnak · Charlie McAvoy
PP2
Matthew Poitras · Fraser Minten · Casey Mittelstadt · Mason Lohrei · JJ Peterka
PK1
Fraser Minten · Marat Khusnutdinov · Nikita Zadorov · Will Borgen
PK2
Pavel Zacha · Mark Kastelic · Hampus Lindholm · Charlie McAvoy
Last Game (2026-11-10) · as of Nov 11 Scott McLaughlin · Nov 12 · 9:42 AM CT
Canadiens
INJURY REPORT
Bruins
Ivan Demidov
IR · Right ankle (fracture) · Expected back Nov 14
James Hagens
IR · Back · Expected back Nov 21
Sam Montembeault
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 14
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Nov 30
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Nov 30
CanadiensInjury report
Ivan Demidov
IR · Right ankle (fracture) · Expected back Nov 14
Sam Montembeault
IR · Lower body · Expected back Nov 14
Bryce Pickford
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Nov 30
Lucas Condotta
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Nov 30
BruinsInjury report
James Hagens
IR · Back · Expected back Nov 21
Last Game (2026-11-10) · as of Nov 11 Scott McLaughlin · Nov 12 · 9:42 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Canadiens lost their last game in overtime and are 7-0-3 in their last 10. The Bruins have won 4 straight and are 7-2-1 in their last 10.

Matchup Intel

Mike Matheson is still looking for his first goal on Jeremy Swayman after 31 shots. But the man to watch is Cole Caufield: 7 points in his last 4 against Boston.

The Canadiens are 7-0-3 over the last 10 despite being outchanced (30.0 expected goals for, 34.2 against), which is hard to keep up. David Pastrnak comes in carrying Boston: 6 points over the last five.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Mike Matheson has 31 shots on Jeremy Swayman without a goal.
(Montreal)
0/31 vs Jeremy Swayman
Matchup
Nick Suzuki has 6 goals on Jeremy Swayman (34 shots).
(Montreal)
6 goals on Jeremy Swayman
Form
Montreal 7-0-3 over their last 10 while being outchanced (30.0 xG for, 34.2 against).
7-0-3 last 10
Player
Cole Caufield has 7 points in his last 4 games against Boston. See the games →
(Montreal)
7 pts, last 4 vs BOS
Form
Boston is 7-2-1 over their last 10 and have won 4 straight.
7-2-1 last 10
Player
Lane Hutson has 6 points in his last 4 games against Boston. See the games →
(Montreal)
6 pts, last 4 vs BOS
Goaltending
Jacob Fowler has stopped .925 over his last 5 starts (+6.0 goals saved above expected).
.925 SV%, last 5 starts
Form
David Pastrnak has 6 points in his last five.
6 pts, last 5