MONTREAL -- The Boston Bruins went 7-for-7 on the penalty kill and held off the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at Bell Centre on Saturday. Marat Khusnutdinov, Mason Lohrei and Viktor Arvidsson scored, and David Pastrnak had two assists for Boston (12-8-0), which has won eight of its past nine games. Jeremy Swayman made 26 saves.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins will try to keep their six-game home win streak alive when they play the Carolina Hurricanes. Boston is 8-3-0 at home and 12-8 overall. The Bruins are 4-2-0 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

With under two minutes to play in the first half, a defensive pass interference call on UCLA brought up a Buckeye first down from the Bruins’ 19-yard line. On first-and-10, Peoples took a handoff from quarterback Julian Sayin around to the right side. At the 9-yard line, Bruins defensive back Cole Martin looked poised to make a tackle.

Super excited,” said Aspirot, a Quebec native who had to buy a bunch of tickets for friends and family. “I’ve heard some great stories about playing here."

The Bruins already have six losses on the season and are being treated with a clash against college football's best.

Tim Stützle scored twice in the third period and the Ottawa Senators beat Boston 5-3 on Thursday night to end the Bruins' seven-game win streak.

The Bruins return home Tuesday night for a rivalry matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs at TD Garden. It’s always a highlight when these two Original Six teams meet and this one should be no different.