Canadiens Land Two Early Blows as Fowler Stays Perfect

Montréal leads Boston 2-0 after the first, outshooting the Bruins 14-10 while Boston holds a 5-4 edge in hits. Josh Anderson has 1-0-1 with one shot, a plus-1 and two hits; Kirby Dach also has 1-0-1, one shot and a plus-2, and neither goal came on the power play. Jake Evans (0-1-1, one shot, plus-1), Alex Newhook (0-1-1, one shot, plus-1), Mike Matheson (0-1-1, plus-1) and Arber Xhekaj (0-1-1, plus-1) have recorded assists. Jacob Fowler stopped all 10 shots for a 1.000 save percentage, while Jeremy Swayman has 12 saves on 14 shots for an .857 mark.