Montreal012 -- 3Boston312 -- 6

First Period_1, Boston, McAvoy 4 (Oesterle, Frederic), 11:45. 2, Boston, Pastrnak 9 (Zacha, Geekie), 12:40. 3, Boston, Coyle 6 (Kastelic), 12:55. Penalties_None.

Second Period_4, Boston, McAvoy 5, 0:38 (sh). 5, Montreal, Caufield 15 (Suzuki, Xhekaj), 5:42. Penalties_Zadorov, BOS (Delay of Game), 0:25; Hutson, MTL (Tripping), 10:32; Kastelic, BOS (Roughing), 10:32; Xhekaj, MTL (Roughing), 10:32; Xhekaj, MTL (Misconduct), 10:32; Kastelic, BOS (Misconduct), 10:32.

Third Period_6, Boston, Coyle 7 (Koepke), 0:21. 7, Montreal, Heineman 6 (Hutson, Evans), 2:28. 8, Montreal, Caufield 16 (Suzuki), 6:38. 9, Boston, Koepke 5 (Beecher, Kastelic), 17:46 (en). Penalties_Marchand, BOS (Slashing), 9:46; Hutson, MTL (Holding), 12:47.

Shots on Goal_Montreal 7-13-9_29. Boston 11-9-10_30.

Power-play opportunities_Montreal 0 of 2; Boston 0 of 2.

Goalies_Montreal, Primeau 2-3-1 (29 shots-24 saves). Boston, Swayman 7-9-2 (29-26).

A_17,850 (17,565). T_2:33.

Referees_Ghislain Hebert, Peter MacDougall. Linesmen_Julien Fournier, Dan Kelly.