In Montreal, the Canadiens found a way to recover from a blown lead and defeat the visiting Boston Bruins, 5-4 in regulation.
Carey Price made 21 saves in the win.
David Pastrnak, Sean Kuraly, Connor Clifton and Anders Bjork scored for Bruins.
Victor Mete struck twice for the Habs/
“I came into this game wanting to skate more and create a little bit more, and I was able to do that,” Mete said.
Ben Chiarot and Tomas Tatar added single markers.
“It’s probably what I expected for my first Boston-Montreal matchup, so it didn’t disappoint,” Chiarot said. “It was a fun game. Two teams that like to play on offense, and I think you saw that.”
Paul Byron also scored for Montreal.
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Tuukka Rask made 26 saves for the loss.
“It’s one of those nights when you feel like instead of a hockey puck, it’s a golf ball out there,” Rask said. “You’re just not tracking it well, so tough night for me, but I thought we battled well. We could have easily won the game, but I couldn’t make a save.”
The Bruins point streak was stopped at 10 games.
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