National Hockey League

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Boston Bruins 4
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Match Report

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Bruins snap power-play drought in Game 5 to take series lead

Reilly Smith and Jarome Iginla scored 22 seconds apart to help the Boston Bruins snap a five-year playoff power-play drought against Montreal and beat the Canadiens 4-2 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Saturday night.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/12/26 @ Boston Bruins W 5-2 NHL
11/10/26 vs Minnesota Wild L 1-2 NHL
11/7/26 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-2 NHL
11/5/26 vs Utah Mammoth W 5-4 NHL
11/3/26 vs Winnipeg Jets L 4-5 NHL
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Team Stats

MTL BOS
16
Blocked Shots
18
29
Hits
39
6
Takeaways
9
31
Shots
30
2
Power Play Goals
2
5
Power Play Opportunities
4
40.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
36
0.0
Faceoff Win Percent
0.0
11
Giveaways
11
5
Total Penalties
6
10
Penalty Minutes
12

Head to Head

MTL wins series 3-1

MTL Last 5 matchups BOS
  1. 2 Final/SO 2014-03-24 @ BOS 1
  2. 1 Final 2014-03-12 @ MTL 4
  3. 4 Final 2014-01-31 @ BOS 1
  4. 2 Final 2013-12-06 @ MTL 1

Injuries

Boston Bruins

  • James Hagens Injured Reserve

Montreal Canadiens

  • Chris Kreider Day-To-Day
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve
  • Lucas Condotta Injured Reserve

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