Boston Bruins edge Montreal Canadiens, 4-3

That brings us to the end of a first period — Montreal Canadiens 1, Boston Bruins 1. Boston Bruins edged the shot clock 11-8, while Montreal Canadiens still controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Adam Fantilli opened the scoring for Montreal Canadiens at 5:30, then Jake Guentzel tied it for Boston Bruins at 8:51.

Sam Montembeault was under siege with 10 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Montreal Canadiens went 0-for-1.

Boston Bruins owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Montreal Canadiens 0, Boston Bruins 1. Shots were even at 7 apiece Boston Bruins controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Daniil But put Boston Bruins in front at 6:48.

Filip Gustavsson was under siege with 7 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Montreal Canadiens went 0-for-1 while Boston Bruins went 0-for-1.

Montreal Canadiens owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a wild third period — Montreal Canadiens 2, Boston Bruins 2. Boston Bruins edged the shot clock 10-6, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Brady Skjei extended the lead for Boston Bruins at 3:25, Jake Guentzel extended the lead for Boston Bruins at 10:22, Nick Suzuki cut the deficit for Montreal Canadiens at 11:06, and Cole Caufield cut the deficit for Montreal Canadiens at 19:50.

Sam Montembeault was under siege with 8 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Montreal Canadiens went 0-for-1 while Boston Bruins went 0-for-1.

Boston Bruins owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.