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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 4, Montreal 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 23, 2023
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Furman South
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 17850
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 1102
Boston 2114
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Boston
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 0:00  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 0:05  
Mike Hoffman hits David Pastrnak. 0:18  
  0:33 Matt Grzelcyk hits Mike Hoffman.
  0:36 Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Rafael Harvey-Pinard.
Giveaway by Joel Edmundson. 1:21  
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 1:23  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 1:45  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 1:46  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 1:50  
  1:58 Jakub Zboril shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 1:59  
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 2:07  
  2:08 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  2:38 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. 3:02  
Takeaway by Kirby Dach. 3:10  
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 3:11  
  3:12 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  3:41 Hampus Lindholm hits Johnathan Kovacevic.
  3:41 Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Denis Gurianov.
Giveaway by Denis Gurianov. 3:53  
  4:01 Dmitry Orlov hits Denis Gurianov.
Michael Pezzetta hits Charlie Coyle. 4:31  
Chris Wideman hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 4:32  
  4:34 Tyler Bertuzzi scores. Assisted by Charlie Coyle and Jakub Zboril.
  4:34 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Giveaway by Rem Pitlick. 4:48  
Takeaway by Rem Pitlick. 4:53  
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 4:55  
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 4:59  
  5:07 Matt Grzelcyk hits Jake Evans.
  5:10 Giveaway by Patrice Bergeron.
  5:16 Patrice Bergeron hits Brendan Gallagher.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek. 5:24  
  5:28 A.J. Greer blocks shot from Chris Wideman.
Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 5:34  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hits A.J. Greer. 5:50  
  5:56 A.J. Greer shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Justin Barron shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 6:25  
  6:42 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Kirby Dach hits Dmitry Orlov. 7:00  
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 7:02  
  7:07 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
Alex Belzile hits Connor Clifton. 7:28  
  7:32 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 7:33  
Rem Pitlick hits Patrice Bergeron. 7:48  
  7:50 Brad Marchand penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rem Pitlick. Served by Trent Frederic.
Rem Pitlick penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patrice Bergeron. 7:50  
  7:50 Brad Marchand penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rem Pitlick.
  7:50 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  8:14 Giveaway by Charlie Coyle.
Giveaway by Kirby Dach. 8:22  
Mike Matheson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie Coyle. 8:26  
  8:26 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  8:48 Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  9:02 Pavel Zacha hits Kirby Dach.
  9:16 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk. 9:17  
  9:41 Takeaway by David Pastrnak.
  9:44 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 10:05  
  10:27 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
Giveaway by Justin Barron. 10:51  
Joel Edmundson hits Trent Frederic. 11:20  
  11:28 Connor Clifton penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Pezzetta.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek. 11:28  
  12:08 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 12:31  
  12:55 Jakub Zboril hits Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Justin Barron misses the net 13:05  
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 13:12  
  13:38 Jake DeBrusk scores. Assisted by Connor Clifton and Patrice Bergeron.
  13:38 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Jake Evans blocks shot from David Krejci. 13:48  
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 13:59  
Jake Evans penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie McAvoy. Served by Rem Pitlick. 14:00  
  14:00 Charlie McAvoy penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Evans.
Jake Evans penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeremy Swayman. 14:00  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 14:00  
  14:18 Shot by Jake DeBrusk misses the net
  14:19 Brad Marchand wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 14:41  
David Savard hits Jake DeBrusk. 14:56  
Joel Edmundson blocks shot from David Krejci. 15:36  
Takeaway by Joel Edmundson. 15:45  
  16:06 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
  16:42 Giveaway by Pavel Zacha.
  16:53 Giveaway by Charlie Coyle.
  17:02 Connor Clifton hits Mike Hoffman.
  17:08 A.J. Greer penalty for game misconduct - 10 mins (Game Misconduct).
  17:08 A.J. Greer penalty for cross checking - 5 mins (Major). Drawn by Mike Hoffman. Served by Tyler Bertuzzi.
  17:08 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 18:03  
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 18:04  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 18:11  
  18:12 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  19:00 Garnet Hathaway blocks shot from Justin Barron.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 19:04  
Nick Suzuki scores a power play goal. Assisted by Denis Gurianov and Kirby Dach. 19:41  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek. 19:41  
  19:58 Jakub Zboril blocks shot from Denis Gurianov.
2
Montreal   Boston
  0:00 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 0:54  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 0:55  
Shot by Justin Barron misses the net 1:01  
Justin Barron shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 1:08  
Giveaway by Rem Pitlick. 1:39  
  1:41 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Rem Pitlick hits Jake DeBrusk. 1:48  
  1:57 Takeaway by Pavel Zacha.
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 2:09  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 2:10  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 2:12  
  2:15 Jakub Zboril blocks shot from Jake Evans.
Giveaway by Jake Allen. 2:35  
  2:36 David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi.
  2:36 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  3:06 Shot by Trent Frederic misses the net
  3:46 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
  3:53 Patrice Bergeron hits Kirby Dach.
  4:08 Patrice Bergeron hits Rem Pitlick.
Justin Barron penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 4:10  
  4:10 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  4:22 Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
David Savard hits Charlie McAvoy. 4:25  
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki. 4:47  
Joel Edmundson hits Dmitry Orlov. 5:04  
  5:48 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
  6:09 Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net
David Savard shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 6:24  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 6:25  
Shot by Kirby Dach misses the net 6:29  
Giveaway by Justin Barron. 6:38  
Mike Matheson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Charlie McAvoy. 6:41  
  6:41 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
Jake Evans blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 7:03  
  8:55 Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net
  9:25 Garnet Hathaway hits Rem Pitlick.
  9:29 Shot by Trent Frederic misses the net
Brendan Gallagher hits Jakub Zboril. 9:50  
Shot by David Savard misses the net 10:24  
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 10:56  
Jonathan Drouin hits Charlie McAvoy. 11:02  
  11:12 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  11:48 Garnet Hathaway hits Rafael Harvey-Pinard.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 11:52  
  11:53 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
Alex Belzile wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 11:55  
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 12:02  
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 12:09  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 12:10  
  13:03 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  13:13 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 13:14  
Denis Gurianov shoots misses the net 13:27  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 13:35  
  13:36 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin. 13:48  
  13:58 Takeaway by Trent Frederic.
  14:28 Takeaway by Tomas Nosek.
Shot by Kirby Dach misses the net 14:34  
  14:52 Giveaway by Tomas Nosek.
Mike Hoffman shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 14:52  
  15:07 Garnet Hathaway penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 15:07  
Kirby Dach hits Jakub Zboril. 15:58  
Mike Hoffman shoots misses the net 16:00  
Kirby Dach scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mike Matheson and Nick Suzuki. 16:13  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 16:13  
Shot by Joel Edmundson misses the net 16:27  
  16:49 Giveaway by David Pastrnak.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 16:54  
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 17:10  
  17:22 Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy.
  17:24 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
Denis Gurianov shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 17:44  
  17:45 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach.
  18:04 Takeaway by Charlie Coyle.
  18:05 Charlie Coyle shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin. 18:29  
Takeaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard. 18:36  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 19:12  
  19:41 Brad Marchand hits Jake Evans.
  19:57 Charlie McAvoy hits Jake Evans.
3
Montreal   Boston
  0:00 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hits Charlie McAvoy. 0:18  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 0:25  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 0:38  
Jonathan Drouin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 1:05  
David Savard hits Brad Marchand. 1:33  
Takeaway by Rem Pitlick. 1:44  
  1:53 Jakub Zboril hits Jake Evans.
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 1:59  
  2:13 Patrice Bergeron blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
  2:17 Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy.
  2:45 Matt Grzelcyk hits Michael Pezzetta.
Alex Belzile shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 3:09  
  3:10 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  3:18 Garnet Hathaway hits Joel Edmundson.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 3:23  
Nick Suzuki hits David Krejci. 3:50  
Justin Barron penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Pastrnak. 3:58  
  3:58 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
  4:06 Shot by Patrice Bergeron misses the net
David Savard hits Brad Marchand. 4:30  
  4:38 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
David Savard blocks shot from David Pastrnak. 4:42  
  4:43 Pavel Zacha wins the faceoff against Alex Belzile.
  4:58 Pavel Zacha hits Kirby Dach.
  5:13 Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  5:42 Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 6:18  
Brendan Gallagher hits Charlie Coyle. 6:50  
Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. 6:52  
Shot by Jake Evans misses the net 6:53  
  7:16 Tomas Nosek wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Jonathan Drouin hits Tomas Nosek. 7:29  
  7:34 Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Joel Edmundson.
  7:35 David Krejci wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Mike Hoffman hits Dmitry Orlov. 7:56  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 8:40  
  8:43 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Chris Tierney.
  8:56 Pavel Zacha hits Mike Matheson.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Trent Frederic. 9:15  
Alex Belzile hits Trent Frederic. 9:22  
Joel Edmundson hits Jake DeBrusk. 9:47  
  10:01 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Tomas Nosek. 10:10  
  10:51 Dmitry Orlov hits Kirby Dach.
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 11:07  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek. 11:08  
Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net 11:13  
  11:34 Charlie McAvoy hits Nick Suzuki.
  11:45 Jake DeBrusk shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Giveaway by Justin Barron. 11:46  
  12:00 Jakub Zboril hits Brendan Gallagher.
  12:16 David Krejci scores. Assisted by Connor Clifton and David Pastrnak.
  12:16 Charlie Coyle wins the faceoff against Alex Belzile.
  12:26 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Alex Belzile wins the faceoff against Charlie Coyle. 12:28  
Chris Tierney wins the faceoff against Patrice Bergeron. 12:35  
  12:54 Brad Marchand hits Mike Matheson.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Jake DeBrusk. 12:56  
Denis Gurianov blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 13:33  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 13:48  
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Hampus Lindholm. 14:19  
  14:26 David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against David Krejci. 14:27  
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 14:33  
Mike Matheson hits David Pastrnak. 14:40  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 14:43  
  15:01 David Pastrnak hits David Savard.
  15:05 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Kirby Dach hits David Krejci. 15:14  
Rafael Harvey-Pinard hits Charlie Coyle. 16:10  
Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. 16:56  
  17:28 Connor Clifton hits Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Denis Gurianov misses the net 17:49  
  18:11 David Pastrnak blocks shot from Justin Barron.
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 18:26  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Tomas Nosek. 18:27  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman. 18:48  
Nick Suzuki hits Connor Clifton. 18:56  
Takeaway by Rafael Harvey-Pinard. 19:13  
  19:21 David Pastrnak hits Kirby Dach.
  19:24 Takeaway by Brad Marchand.