Bruins–Canadiens rivalry

Bruins–Canadiens rivalry
	Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens
First meeting	December 8, 1924
Latest meeting	January 24, 2026
Next meeting	March 17, 2026
Statistics
Meetings total	944
All-time series	472–357–103–12 (MTL)
Regular season series	366–286–103–12 (MTL)
Postseason results	106–71 (MTL)
Largest victory	BOS 10–0 MTL; February 21, 1933
Longest win streak	MTL W13
Current win streak	BOS W1
Postseason history
	1929 semifinals: Bruins won, 3–0; 1930 Stanley Cup Final: Canadiens won, 2–0; 1931 semifinals: Canadiens won, 3–2; 1943 semifinals: Bruins won, 4–1; 1946 Stanley Cup Final: Canadiens won, 4–1; 1947 semifinals: Canadiens won, 4–1; 1952 semifinals: Canadiens won, 4–3; 1953 Stanley Cup Final: Canadiens won, 4–1; 1954 semifinals: Canadiens won, 4–0; 1955 semifinals: Canadiens won, 4–1; 1957 Stanley Cup Final: Canadiens won, 4–1; 1958 Stanley Cup Final: Canadiens won, 4–2; 1968 quarterfinals: Canadiens won, 4–0; 1969 semifinals: Canadiens won, 4–2; 1971 quarterfinals: Canadiens won, 4–3; 1977 Stanley Cup Final: Canadiens won, 4–0; 1978 Stanley Cup Final: Canadiens won, 4–2; 1979 semifinals: Canadiens won, 4–3; 1984 division semifinals: Canadiens won, 3–0; 1985 division semifinals: Canadiens won, 3–2; 1986 division semifinals: Canadiens won, 3–0; 1987 division semifinals: Canadiens won, 4–0; 1988 division finals: Bruins won, 4–1; 1989 division finals: Canadiens won, 4–1; 1990 division finals: Bruins won, 4–1; 1991 division finals: Bruins won, 4–3; 1992 division finals: Bruins won, 4–0; 1994 conference quarterfinals: Bruins won, 4–3; 2002 conference quarterfinals: Canadiens won, 4–2; 2004 conference quarterfinals: Canadiens won, 4–3; 2008 conference quarterfinals: Canadiens won, 4–3; 2009 conference quarterfinals: Bruins won, 4–0; 2011 conference quarterfinals: Bruins won, 4–3; 2014 second round: Canadiens won, 4–3;

The Bruins–Canadiens rivalry is a National Hockey League (NHL) rivalry between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. It is considered "one of the greatest rivalries in sports." Retired Bruins forward Bob Sweeney, who played for the Bruins between 1986–87 and 1991–92, once called it among the "top three rivalries in all of sports,... right up there with the... New York Yankees–Boston Red Sox." The two teams have played each other more times, in both regular season play and the Stanley Cup playoffs combined, than any other two teams in NHL history.

Through the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, the two teams have played each other a total of 943 times, with the Canadiens leading the overall series with 471 wins, 355 losses, 103 ties and 12 overtime losses. In the playoffs, the two teams have met in 34 series for a total of 177 games, the most in NHL history. Both teams also have faced each other nine times in game sevens, more than any other pair of opponents in NHL history.