MTL 2–3 BOS Final · L
Canadiens/Schedule/Recap Sat, Nov 15, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 10-6-2
2–3
FinalL
Boston Bruins
BOS · 12-8-0
1ST2ND3RDT MTL 1711209228 BOS 1102706323 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Canadiens trail the season series 0–1
MTL 10-6-2 · BOS 12-8-0 · First meeting this season — the Canadiens trail the season series 0–1

Canadiens fell to the Bruins

The Canadiens created the better chances (4.4 to 3.5 expected goals) — and lost 2–3. Jeremy Swayman stopped 2.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Canadiens created the better chances: 4.4 expected goals to 3.5, on 28 and 23 shots on goal.

MTL 4.4 xG · 28 shots BOS 3.5 xG · 23 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 1.0 · 1.6
2nd · the swing 2.0 · 0.6
3rd 1.4 · 1.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canadiens win 62.
MTL 62%BOS 38%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 22 penalties
← Canadiens shoot this way Bruins shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
00:04 Jayden Struble· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
00:04 Nikita Zadorov· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
01:05 Cole Caufield· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
03:52 Arber Xhekaj· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
03:52 Tanner Jeannot· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
05:51 Hampus Lindholm· Holding the stick
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:09 Josh Anderson· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:09 Fraser Minten· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
1
08:38 Marat Khusnutdinov
David Pastrnak, Nikita Zadorov · snap shot, a good chance (11%)
0–1
PEN
10:50 Noah Dobson· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
12:12 Jake Evans SH
Josh Anderson · snap shot, a great chance (28%)
1–1
PEN
16:15 Mark Kastelic· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
16:48 Nikita Zadorov· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
3
02:00 Mason Lohrei
Mark Kastelic, Tanner Jeannot · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in
1–2
PEN
07:38 Fraser Minten· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
07:49 Charlie McAvoy· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
09:58 Hampus Lindholm· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
16:13 Juraj Slafkovský· Hooking
Arvidsson scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
16:51 Viktor Arvidsson PPGWG
Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak · Power play (Slafkovský, hooking) · snap shot, a good chance (24%)
1–3
PEN
17:21 Andrew Peeke· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
17:21 Brendan Gallagher· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
5
18:44 Cole Caufield
Nick Suzuki, Jayden Struble · backhand shot, a good chance (16%)
2–3
3rd period
PEN
00:44 Kirby Dach· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
04:23 Nikita Zadorov· Delaying game puck over glass
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
07:50 Jayden Struble· High-sticking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:20 Jake Evans· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:20 Morgan Geekie· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
Goaltending
+0.5
vs expected
20/23 saves · 3 GA · 3.5 xGA Stopped 0.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+2.4
vs expected
26/28 saves · 2 GA · 4.4 xGA Stopped 2.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team MTLBOS
Shots on goal
28
23
Expected goals
4.4
3.5
Hits
27
27
Blocks
19
23
Faceoffs
41%
59%
Power play
0/7
1/5
Penalty minutes
26
30
The Canadiens went 0-for-7 on the power play and allowed 1 on 5 Bruins power plays.