MTL @ BOS Gameday Thread
MTL @ BOS
Venue: TD Garden
Puck drop: Sat Jan 24, 2026 7:00pm EST
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
MTL
- Record 6-3-1
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.7 · 3.3
- Power play 6/31 (19.4%)
- Last game L vs BUF (2–4)
BOS
- Record 8-2-0
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4 · 2.5
- Power play 9/27 (33.3%)
- Last game W vs VGK (4–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-12-23 MTL 6 @ BOS 2
- 2025-11-15 BOS 3 @ MTL 2
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
MTL
- Cole Caufield 7 pts · 5 G · 17 SOG
- Nick Suzuki 7 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
- Lane Hutson 7 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
- Josh Anderson 4 pts · 2 G · 7 SOG
BOS
- David Pastrnak 8 pts · 2 G · 17 SOG
- Charlie McAvoy 5 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
- Elias Lindholm 5 pts · 1 G · 4 SOG
- Pavel Zacha 4 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: MTL 3.16 · BOS 3.87 · Win odds: MTL 39.1% · BOS 60.9% · OT/SO chance: 15.1%
- 3-3 36.4%
- 2-3 32.2%
- 3-4 31.4%
Box Score
MTL 3
Final
BOS 4
2026-01-24
| Stat | MTL | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 4 |
| Shots | 25 | 21 |
| Power Play | 2/3 (66.7%) | 3/4 (75.0%) |
| PIM | 13 | 11 |
| Faceoffs | 31 / 32 | 32 / 31 |
| Blocks | 10 | 14 |
| Saves | 17 | 22 |
| MTL Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Cole Caufield | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nick Suzuki | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lane Hutson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Matheson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BOS Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Morgan Geekie | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Pastrnak | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hampus Lindholm | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pavel Zacha | 0 | 1 | 1 |