Canadiens score five straight to extend point streak to 12 games

Kirby Dach scored 2:34 into the game, and the Montreal Canadiens added the next four goals in a 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at TD Garden. Jacob Fowler made 30 saves as Montreal extended its point streak to 12 games.

Josh Anderson and Jake Evans each had a goal and an assist for Montreal, which is 9-0-3 during the streak and 12-3-4 overall. Casey Mittelstadt scored both Boston goals. The Bruins had won four straight overall and seven straight at home.

“We had some big saves and we were opportunistic with our chances,” Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said, according to NHL.com.

Dach beat Jeremy Swayman on a wraparound to open the scoring. Anderson made it 2-0 at 8:36 of the first period with an assist from Evans. Anderson returned the favor early in the second, setting up the Evans goal that proved to be the winner.

Cole Caufield scored on a breakaway at 8:14 of the second to extend his point streak to five games and chase Swayman. Phillip Danault beat replacement Michael DiPietro to put Montreal ahead 5-0. Swayman stopped 13 of 17 shots. DiPietro made 13 saves.

Mittelstadt scored late in the second period and again in the first minute of the third. Elias Lindholm assisted on both goals for Boston, which fell to 13-5-1.

Fowler won his fifth straight road start, tying Charlie Hodge’s franchise record for consecutive road wins to open a season. Fowler, the NHL’s rookie of the month for October, is 9-0-2 in 11 starts since losing his season debut Oct. 8.

Canadiens forward Chris Kreider left in the third period after a collision with Michael Eyssimont. Montreal did not give an update after the game.

See the official NHL game summary for the full scoring and penalty details and each team’s shot totals.

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans and Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann play in Seattle on March 12, 2025. File photo. Jenn G / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0.