Boston Bruins bring a 3-game streak to Bell Centre
Montreal Canadiens meet Boston Bruins at Bell Centre, Thursday 11:30am (NHL). Montreal Canadiens have won 82 of the 153 meetings with Boston Bruins since 1999.
The big picture
Montreal Canadiens come in 9th on the ladder; Boston Bruins are 2nd. Boston Bruins are the side higher up the table.
Montreal Canadiens are 10–6 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.6 goals for and 3.2 against.
Boston Bruins are 12–5 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.8 goals for and 2.4 against.
Form
Montreal Canadiens have won four of their last five and most recently beat Utah Mammoth 5–4.
Boston Bruins have won three of their last five and most recently beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–2.
Boston Bruins arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 153 times on our records since 1999: Montreal Canadiens 82, Boston Bruins 68, 3 drawn.
Last time out (2025-26), Montreal Canadiens won 3–2 at Bell Centre.
Biggest margin between these two: Boston Bruins by 7 goals in 2019-20 (8–1).
Players to watch
For Montreal Canadiens, watch Cole Caufield (11 goals, 4 assists in 2026-27) and Josh Anderson (7 goals, 3 assists in 2026-27).
For Boston Bruins, watch David Pastrnak (8 goals, 14 assists in 2026-27) and Elias Lindholm (6 goals, 8 assists in 2026-27).
At Bell Centre
Montreal Canadiens have won 9 of their last 20 at Bell Centre.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
