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Boston Bruins @ Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Bruins
BOS
51-26-5
, 25-13-3 Away
Postponed
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
22-49-11
, 11-26-4 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Play-by-Play
Team Stats
Game Information
Bell Centre
5:30 AM, 19 December 2021
Montreal, QC
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 1-0
Canadiens
2
Bruins
5
Game 1
15/11
Bruins
-
Canadiens
-
Game 2
19/12
Canadiens
1
Bruins
5
Game 2
13/1
Bruins
3
Canadiens
2
Game 3
22/3
Bruins
5
Canadiens
3
Game 4
25/4
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
Team
W
L
OTL
PTS
Buffalo
50
23
9
109
Tampa Bay
50
26
6
106
Montreal
48
24
10
106
Boston
45
27
10
100
Ottawa
44
27
11
99
Detroit
41
31
10
92
Florida
40
38
4
84
Toronto
32
36
14
78
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