Montreal Canadiens 6, Boston Bruins 2: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens 6 to Boston Bruins 2, on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at TD Garden, Boston, MA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens.
NHLTuesday, December 23, 2025
DateDec 23, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueTD Garden, Boston, MA
TVESPN+
Attendance17,850
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Boston Bruins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Montreal CanadiensBoston Bruins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
20-12-5Record20-17-1
2nd in Atlantic DivisionStanding1st in Atlantic Division
6-2Road record / home record8-1
LWWLWLast 5WWWWL
L1StreakW4
Team stats
Montreal CanadiensBoston Bruins
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Montreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayBoston Bruins
James Hagens C · Back
Injured ReserveBox score
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:03 | 2:19 | 3:40 | 8:04 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Sammy Blais | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17:49 | 6:07 | 0:01 | 11:41 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:51 | 7:15 | 0:00 | 11:36 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 | 0:23 | 4:25 | 10:41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:07 | 5:17 | 0:00 | 8:50 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15:24 | 4:50 | 0:00 | 10:34 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:01 | 3:57 | 3:58 | 9:06 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:19 | 7:39 | 0:00 | 10:40 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| Nick Suzuki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:26 | 8:59 | 1:14 | 13:13 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 0:06 | 4:27 | 8:03 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:07 | 0:05 | 4:53 | 15:09 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:04 | 5:26 | 3:56 | 14:42 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22:44 | 6:23 | 1:11 | 15:10 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:34 | 0:44 | 6:54 | 15:56 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 6:53 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .929 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 59:37 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Arvidsson | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:34 | 4:40 | 0:00 | 9:54 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Morgan Geekie | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 16:40 | 5:02 | 0:00 | 11:38 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 10:23 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 7:26 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Mark Kastelic | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12:50 | 0:00 | 4:39 | 8:11 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:24 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 7:34 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:41 | 0:01 | 5:23 | 8:17 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18:04 | 4:11 | 1:12 | 12:41 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:10 | 3:13 | 3:38 | 8:19 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:36 | 4:31 | 0:00 | 10:05 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 20:14 | 5:36 | 0:02 | 14:36 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Steeves | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10:44 | 3:43 | 0:00 | 7:01 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Pavel Zacha | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 15:17 | 4:20 | 1:29 | 9:28 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladislav Kolyachonok | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:35 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 10:33 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:43 | 2:49 | 2:42 | 14:12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Mason Lohrei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:56 | 2:09 | 3:03 | 11:44 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 26:44 | 3:59 | 7:36 | 15:09 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Peeke | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 20:17 | 0:06 | 4:39 | 15:32 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 3 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 17:43 | 0:00 | 5:54 | 11:49 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
Boston Bruins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .793 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins?
Montreal Canadiens won, 6-2, on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
What was the final score of Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins?
Montreal Canadiens 6, Boston Bruins 2.
Who were the top performers?
Montreal Canadiens: Nick Suzuki (1 goals). Boston Bruins: Alex Steeves (1 goals).
Where is Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins played?
TD Garden, Boston, MA.
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