"After a terrific 40 minutes of hockey on Tuesday night between the Bruins and Montreal Canadiens, the sellout Garden crowd was settling in for what they hoped would be another great chapter in this storied rivalry. What they witnessed instead was a massive Bruin meltdown. Amidst a flurry of penalties, the B's gave up four third-period goals and lost to the Habs, 6-2, for their fourth straight loss (0-3-1). Not a great way to head into the Christmas break."
"It didn't go his way, and disaster ensued. The B's were charged a minor and then found themselves down two men when Tanner Jeannot was whistled for crosschecking. It was a ticky-tack call but it didn't matter. On the two-man advantage, Cole Caufield made a mind-boggling move to tuck it between Swayman's legs at 8:43. The Habs weren't done. With Montreal still on a one-man advantage, Hampus Lindholm was called for tripping and, at 10:06, Suzuki scored."
""I know my guys will be ready," said Sturm. "I don't know if we're going to win, but they'll be ready." It didn't take long to see those words were not hollow. Just like the first meeting between the two teams, there were fisticuffs off the opening draw - and it was good one. Jeannot locked up with Josh Anderson and the two big men staged a lengthy brawl that had the Garden crowd on its feet."
Boston surrendered four third-period goals and lost 6-2 to Montreal, marking their fourth straight defeat. The game was even through 40 minutes and featured early physicality and fisticuffs. A flukish turnover at 7:04 of the third led to Zach Bolduc's go-ahead goal after a rebound. A failed coach's challenge resulted in a minor penalty, followed by Tanner Jeannot's crosschecking penalty that created a two-man disadvantage. Cole Caufield scored on the two-man advantage, and additional penalties allowed Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky to extend the lead as Montreal pressured late.
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