National Hockey League
Montreal 3, Boston 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 27, 2018
Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Referees: Jake Brenk, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Kory Nagy, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 17565

Carey Price made 33 saves as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the host Boston Bruins 3-0 Saturday night.

Brendan Gallagher, Max Domi and Jordie Benn scored for Montreal, with Benn capping the victory with an empty-netter with 29 seconds remaining.

Price's shutout was the second of his career against the Bruins. He improved to 25-11-5 against Boston.

The Bruins suffered their first loss in five home games and lost to the Canadiens for the first time since the 2016-17 season. They swept Montreal last season, although never faced an injured Price.

The Canadiens took a 2-0 lead in the first, as Gallagher and Domi scored 1:21 apart midway through the period.

Gallagher corralled the puck in the corner, spun past Bruins forward Noel Acciari and put a shot on net from a narrow angle that somehow found its way through the pads of goaltender Tuukka Rask at 9:18. Matthew Peca and Xavier Ouellet were credited with assists.

Domi made it 2-0 at 10:39, extending his points streak to six games. Domi started the play from deep in his own zone with a long stretch pass that sent Artturi Lehkonen in on a breakaway. Lehkonen was slashed by Zdeno Chara, with the puck rolling behind the net. Lehkonen regained possession and slid the puck out front of the net off of teammate Jonathan Drouin and to an open Domi, who fanned on his first shot attempt before pushing the puck past Rask while falling to the ice.

The Bruins appeared to cut into the deficit at 7:43 of the second when Ryan Donato roofed a slap shot over the blocker of Price, but a video review determined the play was offside.

Donato also had a good chance after the Bruins pulled Rask in the final minutes, but was unable to stuff the puck through Price's pads from close range with 1:25 to go.

Rask stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced for the Bruins.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Montreal   Boston
Jordie Benn 1 Points N/A
Jordie Benn 1 Goals N/A
Phillip Danault 1 Assists N/A
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Carey Price 1.000 Save Percentage Tuukka Rask .909
Carey Price 33 Saves Tuukka Rask 20
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Montreal 23 3 0-3 3-3 8 35
Boston 33 0 0-3 3-3 8 34
Upcoming Games
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Bruins have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .400 after a loss.
  • Montreal will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .800 after a loss.