The Montreal Canadiens (19-12-5) play one more game before the holiday break against the Boston Bruins (20-16-1) on Tuesday night at TD Garden.
Puck drop at 7 p.m. (RDS, TSN2, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM).
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Phillip Danault should also be in the lineup for the first time since being re-acquired by the Habs. He skated on a line with Josh Anderson and Alexandre Texier in practice.
Heading into the final day before the holiday break, the Habs are two points behind the Detroit Red Wings for top spot in the Atlantic Division. The Wings play the Stars tonight.
The Habs resume their season on Dec. 28 in Tampa Bay.
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Right off the opening draw, Josh Anderson and Tanner Jeannot dropped the gloves for a spirited scrap.
Still in the first period, Arber Xhekaj also got into a fight, trading blows with Bruins defenceman Nikita Zadorov.
Sammy Blais scored his first as a Hab from a Caufieldian angle below the goal line.
Just 1:17 later, Marat Khusnutdinov tied it up off a Mike Matheson turnover. 1-1.
With 20 seconds left in the first period, Alex Steeves beat Fowler with a snipe on the power play to give the home team a lead after 20 minutes.
In the second period, Ivan Demidov tied up the game with a highlight reel breakaway goal. It’s his ninth of the season.