BOS@MTL: Game recap

MONTREAL – Cole Caufield scored his 40^th goal of the season at 4:38 of overtime to push the Canadiens past the Boston Bruins, 3-2, at the Bell Centre on Tuesday.

Caufield became the first Hab to net 40 goals in a season since Vincent Damphousse in 1993-94.

Brendan Gallagher celebrated his 900^th NHL game with an assist on Josh Anderson’s game-tying goal.

Nick Suzuki had the other Montreal marker, while Lane Hutson added a pair of helpers to his season total.

Jakub Dobes was stellar in the Canadiens’ net, stopping 26 shots against the Bruins.

For more stats, check out the NHL’s Gamecenter summary here.

Roster

Montreal goals 

P1 10:31 1-[1] Suzuki (Slafkovsky, Caufield)

P2 13:13 2-[2] Anderson (Hutson, Gallagher)

OT 04:38 2-[3] Caufield (Suzuki, Hutson)

Boston goals 

P1 02:22 [1]-0 Zacha (Pastrnak, McAvoy) - PPG

P2 05:41 [2]-1 Zacha (Arvidsson, Mittelstadt)  

What’s next 

Montreal visits Detroit on Thursday for yet another crucial divisional matchup in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race.