Bruins Stave Off Habs Comeback to Preserve Win

Yes, this series is no longer dominated by Montreal. Boston made it 2-1 last night by winning at the Bell Centre in Montreal by a count of 4-2. Early on (especially in the 1st period), Boston seemed quicker to the puck and completely dominated the Canadiens on their way to a 3-0 lead after the period ended. The goals were scored by David Krejci, Nathan Horton and Rich Peverley and gave the Bruins a good cushion should Montreal attempt to come-back, which they did. In the 2nd period, Andrei Kostitsyn scored to make it 3-1 which was the score after the 2nd intermission. This evidently gave a spark to Montreal as they came out swinging in the 3rd against Tim Thomas, the goaltender for Boston. Time after time a shaky Thomas stopped the Habs charge making solid saves. The irony however is that if it hadn't of been for a TERRIBLE clearing attempt by Montreal goaltender Carey Price that led to the third Boston goal, the game may have went to OT or even to a victory by Montreal and Boston wouldn't have scored the empty-net final goal by Chris Kelly with 36 seconds left to play. As I was watching the game and seeing Montreal charge the Bruin netminder in the 3rd period, I remarked to my dad that if Montreal had've played like this in the 1st period, they would be winning. As the game ended, I remarked further that Montreal outshot Boston in this game and lost while the first two games saw Boston losing despite outshooting Montreal. The stats prove me right: Montreal had 36 shots on goal in this game while Boston had only 25. So now it's 2-1 in the series for Montreal and the teams will have to play game 4 later. Here's the recap.

Tonight, I believe that Vancouver will finish off the Chicago Blackhawks and sweep them in four straight games. The Canucks have been fairly dominant and when pressure has come from Chicago, they have been able to withstand the attacks on their way to victory. Mark my words, there will be a new Stanley Cup Champion this year. The game time is 8 PM and it can be seen on CBC. That's it for now. Until next time, take care!