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Montréal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Thursday, November 12, 2026 · TD Garden

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TSN2 · RDS · NESN

Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday, November 12, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, RDS and NESN.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

First game of a road trip.

  1. 22026-11-02: no game
  2. 32026-11-03: vs WPG
  3. 42026-11-04: no game
  4. 52026-11-05: vs UTA
  5. 62026-11-06: no game
  6. 72026-11-07: at TOR
  7. 82026-11-08: no game
  8. 92026-11-09: no game
  9. 102026-11-10: vs MIN
  10. 112026-11-11: no game
  11. 122026-11-12: at BOS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~250 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~250 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Bruins

Another game at home.

  1. 22026-11-02: vs VGK
  2. 32026-11-03: no game
  3. 42026-11-04: no game
  4. 52026-11-05: at PIT
  5. 62026-11-06: no game
  6. 72026-11-07: no game
  7. 82026-11-08: vs FLA
  8. 92026-11-09: no game
  9. 102026-11-10: no game
  10. 112026-11-11: no game
  11. 122026-11-12: vs MTL
rest since last game
3 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLBOS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)BOS 72% (9th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)BOS 48.8s (12th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)BOS 33% (12th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series