GAME THREAD: NHL: BOSTON (9-8) at MONTREAL (10-8)

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 2
MONTREAL 3 11:17 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">BOSTON VS MONTREAL - SCRATCHES

BOSTON MONTREAL

A FERENCE KNEE INJURY P BRISEBOIS HEALTHY
B ALLEN HEALTHY M GRABOVSKI HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 3
MONTREAL 3
2ND PRD: BOS - (PP) MARCO STURM 9 (GLEN MURRAY, ZDENO CHARA) 10:43</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 3
MONTREAL 3 8:36 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 3
MONTREAL 3 3:14 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 3
MONTREAL 4
2ND PRD: MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 3 (ROMAN HAMRLIK, KYLE CHIPCHURA)
17:30</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BOSTON 1 2 3
MONTREAL 1 3 4 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: MON - (PP) SAKU KOIVU 5 (MICHAEL RYDER, ANDREI MARKOV) 2:40
BOS - GLEN MURRAY 2 (MARC SAVARD, P.J. AXELSSON) 3:27
2ND PRD: MON - (SH) TOM KOSTOPOULOS 2 (KYLE CHIPCHURA) 1:19
BOS - ZDENO CHARA 1 (MARC SAVARD, DENNIS WIDEMAN) 3:11
MON - (PP) ANDREI KOSTITSYN 3 (ANDREI MARKOV) 4:59
BOS - (PP) MARCO STURM 9 (GLEN MURRAY, ZDENO CHARA) 10:43
MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 3 (ROMAN HAMRLIK, KYLE
CHIPCHURA) 17:30

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BOS 20 8 28
MON 15 12 27

GOALIES: BOS - TIM THOMAS
MON - CAREY PRICE</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">------------------------------
Boston 1 2 --3
Montreal 1 3 --4
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Montreal, Saku Koivu 5 (power play)
(Michael Ryder, Andrei Markov), 2:40. 2, Boston, Glen Murray 2 (Marc
Savard, P.J. Axelsson), 3:27. Penalties: M Stuart, Bos (slashing),
1:47; F Bouillon, Mon (high sticking), 5:38; A Alberts, Bos (high
sticking), 12:41; S Koivu, Mon (cross checking), 14:51; G Murray, Bos
(boarding), 15:12; S Begin, Mon (roughing), 15:12; Z Chara, Bos
(roughing), 15:12; Z Chara, Bos (cross checking), 18:37; S Begin, Mon
(slashing), 18:37.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Montreal, Tom Kostopoulos 2 (shorthanded)
(Kyle Chipchura), 1:19. 4, Boston, Zdeno Chara 1 (Marc Savard, Dennis
Wideman), 3:11. 5, Montreal, Andrei Kostitsyn 3 (power play) (Andrei
Markov), 4:59. 6, Boston, Marco Sturm 9 (power play) (Glen Murray,
Zdeno Chara), 10:43. 7, Montreal, Guillaume Latendresse 3 (Roman
Hamrlik, Kyle Chipchura), 17:30. Penalties: M Dandenault, Mon (high
sticking), 1:05; A Ward, Bos (hooking), 3:44; Z Chara, Bos (cross
checking), 7:49; S Begin, Mon (diving), 7:49; A Kovalev, Mon
(slashing), 9:57; S Koivu, Mon (hooking), 11:24.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Boston 20 8 --28
Montreal 15 12 --27
----------------------------------

Goalies : Boston, Tim Thomas (27 shots, 23 saves). Montreal, Carey
Price (28 shots, 25 saves). Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Dean Warren.
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Steve Miller.</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 3
MONTREAL 4 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 3
MONTREAL 5
3RD PRD: MON - ROMAN HAMRLIK 2 (MARK STREIT, TOMAS PLEKANEC) 4:23</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 3
MONTREAL 5 11:40 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 3
MONTREAL 6
3RD PRD: MON - MIKE KOMISAREK 3 (SAKU KOIVU) 10:15</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 4
MONTREAL 6
3RD PRD: BOS - GLEN MURRAY 3 (MARC SAVARD) 11:07</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 4
MONTREAL 6 7:37 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 4
MONTREAL 7
3RD PRD: MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 10 (MICHAEL RYDER, MARK STREIT)
14:12 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL BOSTON 4
MONTREAL 7 2:33 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BOSTON 1 2 1 4
MONTREAL 1 3 3 7 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: MON - (PP) SAKU KOIVU 5 (MICHAEL RYDER, ANDREI MARKOV) 2:40
BOS - GLEN MURRAY 2 (MARC SAVARD, P.J. AXELSSON) 3:27
2ND PRD: MON - (SH) TOM KOSTOPOULOS 2 (KYLE CHIPCHURA) 1:19
BOS - ZDENO CHARA 1 (MARC SAVARD, DENNIS WIDEMAN) 3:11
MON - (PP) ANDREI KOSTITSYN 3 (ANDREI MARKOV) 4:59
BOS - (PP) MARCO STURM 9 (GLEN MURRAY, ZDENO CHARA) 10:43
MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 3 (ROMAN HAMRLIK, KYLE
CHIPCHURA) 17:30
3RD PRD: MON - ROMAN HAMRLIK 2 (MARK STREIT, TOMAS PLEKANEC) 4:23
MON - MIKE KOMISAREK 3 (SAKU KOIVU) 10:15
BOS - GLEN MURRAY 3 (MARC SAVARD) 11:07
MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 10 (MICHAEL RYDER, MARK STREIT)
14:12

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: BOS - 1 OF 5, MON - 3 OF 5.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BOS 20 8 8 36
MON 15 12 25 52

GOALIES: BOS - TIM THOMAS
MON - CAREY PRICE

OFFICIALS: REF - DAN O'ROURKE, DEAN WARREN
LIN - MICHEL CORMIER, STEVE MILLER

ATT: 21,273</div>

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">------------------------------------
Boston 1 2 1 --4
Montreal 1 3 3 --7
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Montreal, Saku Koivu 5 (power play)
(Michael Ryder, Andrei Markov), 2:40. 2, Boston, Glen Murray 2 (Marc
Savard, P.J. Axelsson), 3:27. Penalties: M Stuart, Bos (slashing),
1:47; F Bouillon, Mon (high sticking), 5:38; A Alberts, Bos (high
sticking), 12:41; S Koivu, Mon (cross checking), 14:51; G Murray, Bos
(boarding), 15:12; S Begin, Mon (roughing), 15:12; Z Chara, Bos
(roughing), 15:12; Z Chara, Bos (cross checking), 18:37; S Begin, Mon
(slashing), 18:37.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Montreal, Tom Kostopoulos 2 (shorthanded)
(Kyle Chipchura), 1:19. 4, Boston, Zdeno Chara 1 (Marc Savard, Dennis
Wideman), 3:11. 5, Montreal, Andrei Kostitsyn 3 (power play) (Andrei
Markov), 4:59. 6, Boston, Marco Sturm 9 (power play) (Glen Murray,
Zdeno Chara), 10:43. 7, Montreal, Guillaume Latendresse 3 (Roman
Hamrlik, Kyle Chipchura), 17:30. Penalties: M Dandenault, Mon (high
sticking), 1:05; A Ward, Bos (hooking), 3:44; Z Chara, Bos (cross
checking), 7:49; S Begin, Mon (diving), 7:49; A Kovalev, Mon
(slashing), 9:57; S Koivu, Mon (hooking), 11:24.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 8, Montreal, Roman Hamrlik 2 (Mark Streit,
Tomas Plekanec), 4:23. 9, Montreal, Mike Komisarek 3 (Saku Koivu),
10:15. 10, Boston, Glen Murray 3 (Marc Savard), 11:07. 11, Montreal,
Alexei Kovalev 10 (power play) (Michael Ryder, Mark Streit), 14:12.
Penalties: P Schaefer, Bos (hooking), 3:47; S Koivu, Mon (holding),
3:47; A Alberts, Bos (major fighting), 10:13; J Reich, Bos (double
minor goalie interference, roughing), 10:13; F Bouillon, Mon
(roughing), 10:13; J Gorges, Mon (roughing), 10:13; T Kostopoulos, Mon
(major fighting), 10:13; A Kostitsyn, Mon (major fighting), 11:05; M
Stuart, Bos (major fighting), 11:05; D Wideman, Bos (high sticking),
12:23; Z Chara, Bos ( game misconduct), 13:26; G Latendresse, Mon
(roughing), 13:26; Z Chara, Bos (double elbowing, instigator major,
fighting), 13:26; A Kostitsyn, Mon (instigator, fighting major,
misconduct), 19:13; M Stuart, Bos (major fighting), 19:13.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Boston 20 8 8 --36
Montreal 15 12 25 --52
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Power-play Conversions: Boston - 1 of 5, Montreal - 3 of 5. Goalies :
Boston, Tim Thomas (52 shots, 45 saves; record: 7-5-2). Montreal,
Carey Price (36 shots, 32 saves; record: 5-1-1). A: 21,273. Referees:
Dan O'Rourke, Dean Warren. Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Steve Miller.</div>

 

MONTREAL (Ticker) -- The Montreal Canadiens continued theirmastery of the Boston Bruins on Saturday.


Seven different Canadiens scored to help the team defeat theBoston Bruins, 7-4, on Saturday in a battle of "Original Six"clubs.


Montreal has defeated Boston all three times the clubs have metthis season, outscoring the Bruins, 15-6, in the process. Inaddition, the Canadiens have won nine of the last 10 matchups atthe Bell Centre.


Captain Saku Koivu, Tom Kostopoulos, Andrei Kostitsyn, GuillaumeLatendresse, Alexei Kovalev and defensemen Roman Hamrlik andMike Komisarek scored for Montreal.


After the teams alternated scoring the game's first six goals,Latendresse's tally with 2 1/2 minutes remaining in the secondperiod gave the Canadiens a 4-3 lead.


After being denied by goaltender Tim Thomas on his first chance,Latendresse made good on his second attempt from short range,sending the puck into the top right corner of the net.

Hamrlik gave the Canadiens a two-goal cushion 4:23 into thethird period after fending off defenseman Aaron Ward and beatinga prone Thomas.


Komisarek scored midway through the third period to giveMontreal a three-goal bulge. Assisting on the goal was Koivu,who pulled into a tie with Hall of Famer Bernie Geoffrion for10th place on the franchise list with 388.


After Glen Murray scored the second of his two goals 52 secondslater, Kovalev capped the scoring with six minutes to go in anextremely chippy game between the bitter rivals.


Koivu's power-play goal opened the scoring 2:40 into the firstperiod, but Murray leveled the game just 47 seconds later.

The Canadiens regained the advantage 79 seconds into the secondperiod.


Thomas misplayed the puck behind the net, and Kyle Chipchuragained possession before feeding Kostopoulos in the slot. TheMississauga, Ontario native deposited the puck past Thomas togive Montreal a 2-1 edge.


Defenseman Zdeno Chara responded less than two minutes laterwith his first goal of the season.


Kostitsyn gave Montreal a 3-2 edge just 4:59 into the secondperiod, but Marco Sturm knotted the contest midway through thesession after accepting a feed from Murray in the slot andbeating rookie netminder Carey Price.


Price finished with 32 saves, while Thomas stopped 45 shots.

 

NHL: BOSTON at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BOSTON 1 2 1 4
MONTREAL 1 3 3 7 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: MON - (PP) SAKU KOIVU 5 (MICHAEL RYDER, ANDREI MARKOV) 2:40
BOS - GLEN MURRAY 2 (MARC SAVARD, P.J. AXELSSON) 3:27
2ND PRD: MON - (SH) TOM KOSTOPOULOS 2 (KYLE CHIPCHURA) 1:19
BOS - ZDENO CHARA 1 (MARC SAVARD, DENNIS WIDEMAN) 3:11
MON - (PP) ANDREI KOSTITSYN 3 (ANDREI MARKOV) 4:59
BOS - (PP) MARCO STURM 9 (GLEN MURRAY, ZDENO CHARA) 10:43
MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 3 (ROMAN HAMRLIK, KYLE
CHIPCHURA) 17:30
3RD PRD: MON - (SH) ROMAN HAMRLIK 2 (MARK STREIT, TOMAS PLEKANEC)
4:23
MON - (PP) MIKE KOMISAREK 3 (SAKU KOIVU) 10:15
BOS - GLEN MURRAY 3 (MARC SAVARD) 11:07
MON - (PP) ALEXEI KOVALEV 10 (MICHAEL RYDER, MARK STREIT)
14:12

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: BOS - 1 OF 5, MON - 3 OF 7.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BOS 20 8 8 36
MON 15 12 25 52

GOALIES: BOS - TIM THOMAS
MON - CAREY PRICE

OFFICIALS: REF - DAN O'ROURKE, DEAN WARREN
LIN - MICHEL CORMIER, STEVE MILLER

ATT: 21,273</div>