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11/12 21:03 CST Canadiens snap Bruins' seven-game winning streak on home ice
with 5-2 win
Canadiens snap Bruins' seven-game winning streak on home ice with 5-2 win
By BRENDAN McGAIR
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) --- Josh Anderson and Jake Evans each had a goal and an assist as
the Montreal Canadiens leapfrogged the Boston Bruins in the Atlantic Division
standings with a 5-2 win on Thursday night.
Now 9-0-3 in its past 12 games, Montreal came in trailing Boston by one point
for the top spot in the division. Kirby Dach, Cole Caufield and Phillip Danault
also scored for the Canadiens, who improved to 10--0--2 when leading after two
periods. Jacob Fowler had 30 saves.
Boston's seven-game winning streak on home ice was snapped. Jeremy Swayman was
pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots and was replaced by Michael
DiPietro, who made 13 saves.
Casey Mittelstadt scored both of Boston's goals and the Bruins outshot
Montreal, 32-30.
Dach opened the scoring with a wraparound goal at 2:34 into the contest. He
skated behind Swayman with a long reach enabling Dach to finish it himself for
his second of the season.
Montreal took a 2-0 lead in the first period when Anderson planted himself in
front of Swayman and deflected in a rebound for his eighth goal of the season.
The Canadiens extended their two-goal cushion when Evans went scored on a
breakaway after taking a pass from Anderson. Montreal ended Swayman's night at
11:46 of the second period when Caufield fired a shot from just outside the
left circle into the top corner.
Swayman's early exit and subsequent replacement by DiPietro marked the first
time this season that Boston made an in-game change at goalie.
Boston got on the scoreboard after Danault scored on a long one-timer from the
top of the right circle that made it 5-0. Mittelstadt made a backhand move for
his first of two goals. His second goal came during the opening minute of the
third period.
It was the first of four regular-season meetings between the Original Six
franchises.
Up next
Canadiens: Host Colorado on Saturday.
Bruins: Continue four-game homestand against Minnesota on Saturday.
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