Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens win convincingly over the Bruins in Boston

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It was the first time that the Montreal Canadiens battled for first place in a head-to-head this season. It doesn't get bigger the Bruins in Boston. The Habs score a solid 5-2 win.

It was the first time that the Montreal Canadiens battled for first place in a head-to-head this season. It doesn’t get bigger in November than the Bruins in Boston for the Canadiens.

Montreal has counted points in 12 straight games with a solid 5-2 win.

The Bruins had lost at home only once the entire season. They have been an absolute force imposing their will over everyone but Ottawa playing in Boston. They sure didn’t find all that success playing like they did against the Canadiens in the first period.

Jeremy Swayman has been the primary reason they’ve had such success. He’s been one of the league’s best behind only Jesper Wallstedt and Jacob Fowler in Goals Saved Above Expected. However, Swayman was completely asleep in this one.

Credit to Kirby Dach for opening the scoring on the wraparound, but Swayman was extremely slow getting to the other side of the net to cover it.

Both the Bruins defenders and Swayman were slow on the second Canadiens goal as well. Boston had a weak shot covered easily with two defenders in the crease and Swayman there too. They all watched, though, as Josh Anderson skated through the blue paint to whack it home.

Just a sensational start to the season for Anderson in his contract year. Only a couple seasons ago, there were fears that Anderson was at the end of his tether. Suddenly, he’s the second leading goal scorer in the Canadiens after a quarter of the season with eight.

Anderson could easily have four more goals, too, if he scored on his breakaway attempts, of which he has missed every single one.

The Bruins have allowed the fewest goals in the league, so the offensive output was a surprise for Montreal. The Canadiens also won the goaltending battle.

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