Habs come up empty handed in road loss to the Bruins
BOSTON – The Canadiens found themselves on the wrong side of a lopsided score line in a 5-2 loss to the Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday.
Alex Newhook and Nick Suzuki set up Juraj Slafkovsky for the Habs’ opening goal of the night and Johnathan Kovacevic banged home his second in as many games in the late stages of the contest.
Jake Allen turned aside 39 shots against the B’s, who evened the season series at one apiece on Saturday. The next game between the rivals is scheduled for Jan. 20 in Boston.
The Bruins honored their 1970 and 1972 Stanley Cup champion teams pregame at TD Garden as part of the organization’s Centennial season.
Félicitations aux Bruins de Boston pour leur saison centenaire! Nous avons hâte de continuer l’une des plus grandes rivalités du hockey pour un autre 100 ans 👏
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Montreal goals
P2 13:04 [1]-3 Slafkovsky (Suzuki, Newhook)
Juraj Slafkovsky puts the Canadiens on the board
P3 15:29 [2]-5 Kovacevic (Dvorak, Slafkovsky)
Johnathan Kovacevic scores in second consecutive game
Boston goals
P1 07:11 0-[1] McAvoy (Marchand, Pastrnak) – PPG
P1 19:20 0-[2] Frederic (Carlo, Coyle)
P2 05:18 0-[3] Zacha (Lindholm, Pastrnak)
P2 15:30 1-[4] Frederic (Coyle, DeBrusk)
P3 05:39 1-[5] van Riemsdyk (Marchand, Pastrnak) – PPG
What’s next
The Canadiens hit the west coast for a three-game swing in California starting on Wednesday against the Ducks at Honda Center. Game time is scheduled for 10:00 p.m. ET.
