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Bruins at Canadiens

NHL · Tuesday, Mar 17 · 6:00 PM CT · Bell Centre · Final BOS 2 – MTL 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTT
BOS11002
MTL11013
Team box
BOS·MTL
28
shots
31
1 of 4
power play
0 of 1
47.2
faceoff %
52.8
32
hits
26
15
blocked shots
12
2
penalty minutes
8
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Pavel ZachaBOS204
Cole CaufieldMTL114
Nick SuzukiMTL113
Lane HutsonMTL021
Josh AndersonMTL103
Charlie McAvoyBOS013
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jeremy SwaymanBOS3128.903
Jakub DobesMTL2826.929

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
MTL +3
BOS +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: MTL 1 · BOS 1lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BOS 45%, MTL 55% · Updated Mar 17

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
MTL 3.5 – 3.2 BOS
Expected total
6.8
BruinsThe matchupCanadiens
+123Our fair odds−123
3.2Expected goals3.5
+0.00Power rating+0.06
3.3Goals / game3.5
3.1Allowed / game3.3
27.3Shots / game26.5
52.5Faceoff %51.0
23.2Hits / game21.6
37−30Season record36−30
5−5Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BOS chance · MTL chance
Our model fair44.8%55.2%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
BOSBoston Bruins+12345%————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−12355%————
Spreadabout even
BOSBoston Bruins+0.3our margin————
MTLMontreal Canadiens−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.8
Over6.8our total————
Under6.8our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Boston Bruins by 6 goals: <1%Boston Bruins by 5 goals: 2%Boston Bruins by 4 goals: 5%Boston Bruins by 3 goals: 10%Boston Bruins by 2 goals: 9%Boston Bruins by 1 goal: 19%Montreal Canadiens by 1 goal: 22%Montreal Canadiens by 2 goals: 10%Montreal Canadiens by 3 goals: 13%Montreal Canadiens by 4 goals: 7%Montreal Canadiens by 5 goals: 3%Montreal Canadiens by 6 goals: 1%
← BOS wins byMTL wins by →
Montreal Canadiens wins by 2 or more34%
Montreal Canadiens wins by 3 or more23%
Boston Bruins wins by 2 or more26%
Decided by one goal40%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.8 expected
1 goals: 1%2 goals: 1%3 goals: 8%4 goals: 7%5 goals: 18%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 20%8 goals: 9%9 goals: 12%10 goals: 5%11 goals: 5%12 goals: 2%13 goals: 1%14 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.565%
Total over 6.554%
Total over 7.535%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
BOSJeremy Swayman G · last 5 starts: .931 save %, 1.79 GAAstarted
MTLJakub Dobes G · last 5 starts: .888 save %, 3.05 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BOS·MTL
Mar 16 at NJ
last game
Mar 15 vs ANA
0 days
days of rest
1 day
yes
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
4
3rd straight road game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 66+ games
BOS·MTL
+0.00
rating (0 = average)
+0.06
3.3
goals / game
3.5
3.1
goals allowed / game
3.3
37−30
season record
36−30
25−10
home record
18−15
12−20
away record
18−15
L1
streak
L2
5−5
last 10
5−5
27.3
shots / game
26.5
52.5
faceoff %
51.0
23.2
hits / game
21.6
15.4
blocked shots / game
16.6
4.7
takeaways / game
4.5
16.1
giveaways / game
13.8

Rating Trend

BOS · MTL · 132 days
Boston BruinsMontreal Canadiens
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · MTL 3−7
Jan 24at BOSBOS 4 − 3
Dec 23, 2025at BOSMTL 6 − 2
Nov 15, 2025at MTLBOS 3 − 2
Apr 3, 2025at MTLMTL 4 − 1
Dec 1, 2024at BOSBOS 6 − 3
Oct 10, 2024at BOSBOS 6 − 4
Mar 14, 2024at MTLBOS 2 − 1 OT
Jan 20, 2024at BOSBOS 9 − 4
Nov 18, 2023at BOSBOS 5 − 2
Nov 11, 2023at MTLMTL 3 − 2 OT

BOS · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Mar 16at NJ3 − 4L
Mar 14at WSH3 − 2W
Mar 12vs SJ2 − 4L
Mar 10vs LA2 − 1W
Mar 8at PIT4 − 5L
Mar 7vs WSH3 − 1W
Mar 5at NSH3 − 6L
Mar 3vs PIT2 − 1W
Feb 28at PHI1 − 3L
Feb 26vs CBJ4 − 2W

MTL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L2
Mar 15vs ANA3 − 4L
Mar 14vs SJ2 − 4L
Mar 11at OTT3 − 2W
Mar 10vs TOR3 − 1W
Mar 7at LA4 − 3W
Mar 6at ANA5 − 6L
Mar 3at SJ5 − 7L
Feb 28vs WSH6 − 2W
Feb 26vs NYI3 − 4L
Feb 4at WPG5 − 1W