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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.
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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. 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.
“No player in Canadiens history has scored in 8 straight games vs the Bruins… Until Cole Caufield,” Sportsnet reported via X.
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For Caufield, it was his 12th goal of the season. 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.
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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. During his sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin, he led the NCAA in both goals and points while earning the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey’s top player.
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He played his first full year in the NHL in 2021-22, scoring 23 goals. In 2023, he agreed to an eight-year, $62.8 million extension. 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.
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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