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Heartbreaking loss in Boston

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Jan 25, 2026 12:10 AM ET

After losing to the Sabres on Thursday, the Habs were back in action tonight in Boston.

Martin St-Louis’ team played in red.

Here are the line-ups:

Tonight’s lineup

Tonight’s lineup#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/e03XadzNrR

– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) January 25, 2026

Bruins lineup vs Canadiens:

Khusnutdinov-Lindholm-Pastrnak
Mittlestadt-Zacha-Arvidsson
Steeves-Minten-Geekie
Jeannot-Kuraly-Kastelic

Aspirot-McAvoy
Zadorov-Peeke
Lindholm-Lohrei

Jeremy Swayman starts:
19-12-2
.903 SV%
2.88 GAA
1 SO#NHLBruins #GoHabsGo

– xz* – Joseph (@HockeyJoseph10) January 25, 2026

The Habs found the back of the net first.

Cole Caufield, for the fifth game in a row, rattled the ropes.

Dinner’s ready! Matty sets the table for Cole!

“That’s why they call me Mr. Saturday Night” – Cole, probably #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/uYwf9HcMu0

– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) January 25, 2026

Late in the first, Kirby Dach and Jonathan Aspirot threw down the gloves.

Let’s just say no one expected that.

Dach and Aspirot fight. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/LtDYWZSX2d

– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) January 25, 2026

Dach injured a finger and at the start of the second period, he wasn’t on the bench.

Fortunately, he returned midway through the period.

The Bruins tied the score twice during this period.

After Cole Caufield’s 28th goal (again) on the powerplay , David Pastrnak made a play for teammate Morgan Geekie.

Jake Evans is a defensive specialist; he can’t keep up with the puck and the player marked by his defender. He had to take Geekie. https://t.co/74fAQ5PykZ

– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) January 25, 2026

But later, Caufield completed his hat trick with a beautiful goal.

3-2 Montreal after 40 minutes of play.

3 GOALS FROM HABS, 3 GOALS FROM COLE CAUFIELD pic.twitter.com/IYSk5ZBEzm

– TVA Sports (@TVASports) January 25, 2026

Boston didn’t give up, however. First, the home team tied the score thanks to Fraser Minten.

Seconds later, on the power play, Geekie scored a second goal.

The tide had turned in Boston… and it was 4-3 to the home team. pic.twitter.com/NteUwNDX6i

– TVA Sports (@TVASports) January 25, 2026

Final score: 4-3 Bruins. Martin St-Louis’ team was unable to score in the final moments of the game.

They’ll be back in action on Tuesday against the Golden Knights at the Bell Centre.

Overtime

– The Americans? No one.

Elliotte Friedman on Sportsnet:

“Overtime in the Olympic gold medal gameis 3 on 3. Who would you rather have there than Cole Caufield?” pic.twitter.com/ddDh9SO5cc

– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) January 25, 2026

– He made some nice saves, but it wasn’t his best…

Samuel Montembeault late in the third period: 4 goals on 18 shots.

Habs goalies consistently end their work night with an efficiency percentage below .900.

This needs to be fixed.

– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) January 25, 2026

– Ouch.

Not good. This would be a huge loss for the #NHLBruins. Maybe the difference in making the playoffs or not. https://t.co/WYPGmZoVmC

– Jimmy Murphy (@MurphysLaw74) January 25, 2026

– Haha.