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Montreal Wins Series 4-3
Game Recaps
It was the first time that a pair of brothers each scored goals in a Canadiens playoff game since Frank and Peter Mahovlich accomplished the feat in 1974.
Shane Hnidy of Boston pulled the Bruins within one at 8:34 of the first, but the Canadiens pulled away with a second period goal from Brian Smolinski and a third period tally by plugger Tom Kostopoulos.
Carey Price had a light night in the nets, facing only 18 Boston shots. Meanwhile, Tim Thomas, who looked shaky early, faced 32 Montreal shots.
All goals were scored at even strength. Montreal was 0-5 with the man advantage; Boston, 0-3.
Montreal leads, 1-0
Boston's Peter Schaefer and David Krejci scored third period goals to draw the Bruins even, but Kovalev, who put seven shots on goalie Tim Thomas, was finally rewarded in OT.
Boston outshot the Canadiens 39-31.
Montreal leads 2-0
A day after Alex Kovalev sank Boston in overtime, the
Bruins had their revenge as Marc Savard jumped on the ice during a
delayed penalty to beat Carey Price in overtime as the Bruins beat the
Canadiens, 2-1.
"I knew at one point they were going to beat us," Canadiens coach Guy
Carbonneau said. "We had a couple of really good chances in overtime,
but Thomas played big."
Goalie Tim Thomas stopped 27 of 28 shots for the Bruins, while Price
made 29 saves as the goaltending for both clubs was again solid.
Both regulation goals were scored at even strength. Milan Lucic got the
Bruins going on a feed from Savard and Marc Stuart at 6:30 of the first.
Tom Kostopoulos, a Canadiens depth forward, scored his second goal of
the series at 4:26 of the second, tying the game at one.
The Bruins had lost 13 consecutive games against the Canadiens prior to
Sunday's game.
Montreal leads 2-1
Andrei Kostitsyn passed the puck in front of Tim
Thomas' crease, it was deflected to defenseman Patrice Brisebois and the
Montreal Canadiens scored their first and only goal of the game to
defeat the Boston Bruins, 1-0 in a tightly played game Tuesday night.
Now leading 3-1 in the series, the Canadiens are one win from advancing
to round two.
Rookie goaltender Carey Price has allowed just five goals in the four
games of the series.
Boston's Phil Kessel has been a healthy scratch for three straight
games. Montreal's Michael Ryder was a healthy scratch as the Habs
dressed seven defensemen.
Montreal leads 3-1
Phil Kessel, a scratch in earlier playoff games,
scored on the power play at 7:45 of the second period to even the score
at one and set the stage for four more Bruin goals as Boston beat
Montreal 5-1 to stay alive.
Alex Kovalev's goal at 9:47 of the first period got the scoring
underway.
Carey Price turned the puck over and Glen Metropolit took advantage,
scoring the game winner at 3:31 of the third. Goals by Zdeno Chara
(power play), Marco Sturm (shorthanded) and Vladimir Sobotka (even
strength) followed.
Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots for the Bruins.
Montreal leads 3-2
Marco Sturm's goal late in the third forced a game
seven showdown in Montreal as the Bruins beat the Canadiens 5-4.
Marco Sturm made an almost singlehanded effort on a late shift,
recovering a rebound and saving the Bruins from elimination, as he drew
Canadiens goalie Carey Price across the crease and lifted it high over
the Habs netminder to win the game for Boston at with 2:37 left in the
third period.
It was a very wild third period in Boston, including two lead changes.
The Bruins, trailing 3-2 in the third period and facing elimination,
came back to lead 4-3, then watched the Canadiens tie it quickly after.
At 15:56 of the third, Chris Higgins scored his second goal of the game,
tying the match at 4-4 just eleven seconds after Phil Kessel scored what
looked like the game winner.
Milan Lucic deflected an Aaron Ward shot at 7:47 of the third as the
Bruins scored to tie the game 3-3.
Francois Bouillion's shot hit Shane Hnidy's stick and beat Tim Thomas at
10:04 of the third to make it 3-2 in favor of Montreal.
Chris Higgins put a brilliant move on two Boston defensemen to give the
Canadiens a 1-0 lead at 9:44 of the first period.
In a tightly played game, Boston edged Montreal in shots, 36-35.
Game seven is Monday night at the Bell Center in Montreal.
Series tied 3-3
Game 7:
Carey
Price got his second playoff shutout and Andrei Kostitsyn scored twice
to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-0 win over Boston, eliminating the
Bruins on Monday night at the Bell Centre.
Montreal now advances to the second round.
Brother Sergei Kostitsyn closed out the scoring at 19:52 of the third.
Mark Streit and Mike Komisarek also scored for Montreal.
Boston's Tim Thomas stopped 30 of 35 Montreal shots; Price, all 25
Boston shots.
Montreal Wins
Series 4-3