Kirby Dach opened the scoring for Montreal on the power play at the 9:11 mark of the second period. His ninth goal of the season was assisted by Evgenii Dadonov and Mike Hoffman. It was also the 200th game of Dach's NHL career.
BOS@MTL: Dach puts home PPG in his 200th NHL game
Unfortunately, the Canadiens' lead didn't last long. Taylor Hall scored the equalizer for the visitors just five minutes later on the power play. Meanwhile, Montembeault continued his stellar play between the pipes.
It was 1-1 after 40 minutes. David Krejci put the Bruins ahead at the 9:45 mark of the third period, but Dach responded with his second goal of the night at 11:31 to tie it up again. Dach's 10th goal of the season was assisted by Alex Belzile and Justin Barron.
BOS@MTL: Dach puts home PPG in his 200th NHL game
Patrice Bergeron answered back for Boston at 17:05, which proved to be the game-winner. David Pastrnak capped the scoring with an empty-netter. Montembeault finished the game with 25 saves. The Canadiens are back in action on Thursday night when they host the Detroit Red Wings at the Bell Centre. Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. ET.