Canadiens beat the Bruins 4-1 for their 3rd straight victory

MONTREAL AP Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher each had a goal and an assist Sam Montembeault made saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins - on Thursday night for their third straight achievement Christian Dvorak and Cole Caufield with his team-leading th also scored for Montreal The Canadiens hold the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference two points ahead of the New York Rangers Suzuki assisted on Caufield s goal for his th point of the season then added an empty-netter for his th goal of the season He s the second Canadiens performer in the past years to reach the -point mark joining Alex Kovalev in - Elias Lindholm ended Montembeault s shutout bid with remaining Jeremy Swayman made saves for Boston Last in the Eastern Conference the Bruins have lost seven in a row Takeaways Bruins Swayman kept the Bruins in it with several high-end saves The Canadiens dominated the shots - in the second Boston recorded its first shot with left in the period Canadiens The third line of Dvorak Gallagher and Josh Anderson keeps making an impact The trio has combined for goals in the last games including five from Dvorak who scored his th of the season Thursday Key moment The tournament featured several hard hits and scrums after the whistle between the Original Six rivals Tensions boiled over when Montreal s Kaiden Guhle fought Boston s Cole Koepke with six minutes remaining in the second period Key stat Boston has a -game winless streak - - for the first time since - Up next Both teams play at home Saturday night The Bruins will face Carolina and the Canadiens will play Philadelphia