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National Hockey League
Boston 3, Montreal 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2018
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 21302

John Moore scored the tiebreaking goal at 17:03 of the third period as the Boston Bruins defeated the host Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Saturday night.

David Backes and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the injury-riddled Bruins, who extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2). Tuukka Rask made 31 saves for Boston, which has been without five regulars from its lineup.

Jonathan Drouin and Tomas Tatar scored for Montreal, and Carey Price made 32 saves. The Canadiens' winless streak reached four games (0-2-2).

Moore, a defenseman, got the winner while Drouin was serving a four-minute, double-minor penalty for a high stick against Backes. It was Moore's first goal of the season, his first in Boston.

David Krejci started the play on the side wall, feeding a pass to the front of the net where Backes was stationed. Backes tried to make a pass to the far post, but it deflected off a Montreal defenseman and right to Moore in the left faceoff circle. His blast gave Price no chance.

Trailing 2-0, Montreal rallied in the third period.

Drouin scored at 6:46 off assists from Karl Alzner and Victor Mete. Drouin gathered the puck at his own blue line and skated through three Boston players before slipping a shot between Rask's pads, the puck trickling over the goal line.

Tatar tied it with a power-play goal at 10:09 with assists from Andrew Shaw and Kenny Agostino.

The Bruins scored twice in a 1:41 span late in the first period.

Backes opened the scoring at 13:01 with an unassisted goal, stealing the puck from rookie Montreal forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi at the Canadiens' blue line and beating Price with a wrist shot from between the faceoff circles. It was Backes' first goal of the season.

DeBrusk made it 2-0 at 14:42. Bruins defenseman Torey Krug took a pass from Krejci and set up behind the Montreal net. Krug eventually skated toward the right-wing corner and fed a pass out front for DeBrusk, who had gotten a step on defenseman Brett Kulak and stuffed a short shot past Price.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Montreal
David Backes 2 Points Jonathan Drouin 1
David Backes 1 Goals Jonathan Drouin 1
David Krejci 2 Assists Kenny Agostino 1
John Moore 1 Power Play Goals Tomas Tatar 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Tuukka Rask .939 Save Percentage Carey Price .914
Tuukka Rask 31 Saves Carey Price 32
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 35 3 1-6 4-5 14 29
Montreal 33 2 1-5 5-6 16 29
Upcoming Games
  • Montreal will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .273 after a win and .615 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Bruins have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .636 after a loss.