BOS @ MTL, MAR 17: THE THIRD PERIOD

MAR 17, 2026 · CENTRE BELL · THE GAUNTLET

FINAL/OTBOS 2, MTL 3

AFTER 2BOS 2, MTL 2

REAL PULLNONE

SHOTSBOS 28, MTL 31

Tied at the horn, so nobody pulled. It was 2-2 after two, and nobody scored in the third. Montréal won 3-2, Caufield scoring 4:38 into overtime.

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES

Third period: time left. Overtime: time into it.

OT 4:38

CAUFIELD SCORES. BOS 2, MTL 3.

Neither team called its timeout.

THE CANADIENS SCORED NOTHING IN THE THIRD, BOSTON SCORED NOTHING, AND THE CANADIENS WON 3-2 IN OVERTIME.

This third is in the Gauntlet's pool of real 2025-26 thirds. A run draws them at random.