Kirby Dach scored the go-ahead goal in the first period, Jacob Fowler made 30 saves, and the Montreal Canadiens topped the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Thursday night at TD Garden.
Dach opened the scoring at 2:34 of the first period, with assists from Arber Xhekaj and Alex Newhook. Josh Anderson made it 2-0 at 8:36 of the first period. Jake Evans made it 3-0 at 4:24 of the second period. Cole Caufield made it 4-0 at 8:14 of the second period.
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Phillip Danault made it 5-0 at 14:15 of the second period. Casey Mittelstadt pulled the Bruins within 5-1 at 14:53 of the second period. Mittelstadt pulled the Bruins within 5-2 at 0:53 of the third period.
For Montreal, Anderson had a goal and an assist, Evans had a goal and an assist, Dach, Caufield and Danault each scored, and Fowler stopped 30 of 32 shots.
For Boston, Mittelstadt had two goals, Elias Lindholm had two assists, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 13 of 17 shots.
Boston outshot Montreal 32-31. Montreal went 0 for 4 on the power play, and Boston went 0 for 1. The Canadiens improved to 12-3-4. The Bruins dropped to 13-5-1.
The Canadiens sit second in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins sit fifth in the Eastern Conference.
The Canadiens next host the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Bruins are back in action when they host the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
