Cole Caufield make bonkers Canadiens history amid Bruins clash
Watch sports LIVE with fuboTV (free trial) No player in Canadiens history has scored in 8 straight games vs the Bruins… Until Cole Caufield #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/ecJLPJMmpJ — Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) November 13, 2026 For Caufield, it was his 12th goal of the season.
Key points
- For Caufield, it was his eighth straight game in which he scored a goal against the Bruins, becoming the first player in team history to do so.
- The Montreal Canadiens are battling for first place in the Atlantic Division on Thursday night against the historic rival Boston Bruins at TD Garden, and from the early goings-on of the game, it was clear that they’d come to play.
- Considering how long the Canadiens and Bruins have both been around and how many matchups over the last ten decades the two historic rivals have had against one another, it’s certainly a notable accomplishment.
Not only did they chase goaltender Jeremy Swayman from the net with a scoring barrage, but forward Cole Caufield made some history in the process.
Additional details
- Caufield was taken in the first round (15th overall pick) by the Canadiens in the 2019 NHL Draft after establishing himself as one of the top young American prospects.
- He then became the first Canadiens player in decades to reach the 50-goal plateau, scoring 51 times in 2025-26 and eventually helping the Habs to the Eastern Conference Final.
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- After scoring 28 goals and 65 points, he continued to emerge as one of the Canadiens’ top offensive players.
- He changed his number from 22 to 13 in honor of Johnny Gaudreau and reached 100 career goals and 200 points during the 2024-25 season, finishing that year with 37 goals and 70 points.
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