The Bruins were awarded a penalty shot at 18:03 of the first period when Mike Hoffman slashed Erik Haula. He passed Raymond Bourque and moved into fourth place in career goals in Bruins history. Jeff Petry had two assists and Samuel Montembeault made 37 saves.īergeron opened the scoring for Boston by tapping a loose puck into an open net. Josh Anderson, Mike Hoffman and Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal. It’s a long year for him when you get to be that age to play that many games. “To do it here in his home province, good for Bergy. You know, like (Jean) Beliveau was here or (Jacques) Lemaire,” Cassidy said. Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves.Ĭassidy added that the Bruins considered giving Bergeron a night off, but he refused in order to play in front of family. Charlie McAvoy scored the eventual winner. They battled back right to the last 30 seconds it took us to put them away.”īoston’s Patrice Bergeron had two goals, including an empty-netter, and an assist.
We had the upper hand early and they had no quit their game, give them credit. “I’m sure they feel the same way, especially at home on a night like tonight. “The rivalry, it’s still there from the years so every time we play Montreal, we want to make sure we put our best foot forward,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. It was another memorable chapter in the historic rivalry between the Canadiens and Bruins. “It’s important to give this to the next generation of players. “That’s a big show of respect, I’m happy that (Gallagher) did that. I think they know now tonight.”įollowing the final buzzer, Brendan Gallagher led his teammates back onto the ice to salute Lafleur’s retired No. “On a night like this, if (the players) didn’t know what the Canadiens are to the province of Quebec. “Like I told my players, you play so many games in the league, you might remember a few regular-season games, but you will remember that one. We felt that Guy was with us in the third,” Canadiens interim coach Martin St. “It was an emotional night in Guy’s honor. On the boards, the usual ads were replaced by a simple tribute to Lafleur - listing his name, his number, his signature and the years of life: 1951 to 2022.