MONTREAL - Viktor Arvidsson scored the winner at 16:51 of the second period as the Boston Bruins hung on for a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in a heated game between the two Original Six rivals Saturday.

Marat Khusnutdinov and Mason Lohrei also scored for Boston (12-8-0), which won for the eighth time in nine games.

David Pastrnak added two assists and Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 shots for his fifth consecutive victory.

Cole Caufield and Jake Evans scored for Montreal (10-6-2), which lost its third straight on home ice and fifth game in six outings. The Canadiens were coming off defeats to Los Angeles and Dallas by a combined score of 12-1.

Sam Montembeault made 19 saves

The game started with two fights in the first five minutes before Khusnutdinov opened the scoring at 8:38 after

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