Canadiens beat Bruins 5-2 to snap Boston’s seven-game home win streak

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The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Thursday night to snap Boston’s seven-game winning streak on home ice.

Josh Anderson and Jake Evans each recorded a goal and an assist for Montreal, which leapfrogged Boston in the Atlantic Division standings.

Kirby Dach, Cole Caufield and Phillip Danault also scored for the Canadiens, who improved to 10-0-2 when leading after two periods.

Jacob Fowler made 30 saves for Montreal.

For Boston, Casey Mittelstadt scored both of the Bruins’ goals. Boston outshot Montreal 32-30.

Jeremy Swayman was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots, with Michael DiPietro replacing him and making 13 saves.

Dach opened the scoring at 2:34 into the first period with a wraparound goal for his second of the season.

Montreal built a 2-0 lead in the first period when Anderson planted himself in front of Swayman and deflected a rebound into the net for his eighth goal of the season.

Evans extended the lead on a breakaway after taking a pass from Anderson.

Danault scored on a long one-timer from the top of the right circle to make it 5-0, before Mittelstadt added a pair of goals that were the only Boston tallies.

Caufield ended Swayman’s night at 11:46 of the second period when he fired a shot from just outside the left circle into the top corner.

The Canadiens later ended the scoring in part with Mittelstadt’s second goal during the opening minute of the third period.

This was the first of four regular-season meetings between the Original Six franchises.