BOSTON — Morgan Geekie scored his 100th career goal with 5:53 remaining to break a tie and give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Geekie\u2019s winner, his second goal of the night, came on the power play just 12 seconds after Fraser Minten fired a backhander that beat Montreal goalie Samuel Montembeault to tie the game at 3-3.<\/p>\n
Viktor Arvidsson also scored a goal and Charlie McAvoy had three assists for Boston, which has won 10 of its last 12 and seven straight on TD Garden ice. Jeremy Swayman had 22 saves.<\/p>\n
Cole Caufield had his second career hat trick for Montreal while Montembeault made 17 saves. Caufield now has 29 goals this season and is the first Montreal skater to have a hat trick in Boston since 1997. <\/p>\n
Caufield\u2019s first goal extended his point streak to five games and came at 6:36 of the opening period. His second goal while on the power play broke a 1-1 tie in the second period and featured a one-timer from just below the left circle. <\/p>\n
Geekie\u2019s first goal squared it at 2-2 and marked the third of four power-play goals between the teams in the second period. David Pastrnak carved out some space before delivering a pinpoint pass that Geekie hammered home from close range.<\/p>\n
Caufield\u2019s third goal gave the Canadiens a 3-2 lead and was a carbon copy of his second \u2014 below the circle and on point with his shot into a tight corner on the power play.<\/p>\n
Boston was 3 for 4 on the power play while Montreal was 2 for 3 on the man advantage. <\/p>\n
Canadiens: Host Vegas on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n
Bruins: Travel to face the New York Rangers on Monday night. <\/p>\n
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