Canadiens 4 - 2 Bruins
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Canadiens look to continue domination of Bruins

Mar 20, 2008 - 1:32 PM Montreal (40-24-10) at Boston (37-27-9) 7:00 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) - The Montreal Canadiens go for their 10th straight win against the rival Boston Bruins on Thursday.

Montreal has won the first six meetings this season, outscoring the Bruins, 32-12, including an 8-2 victory in the most recent contest on January 22.

Both teams are in the middle of a playoff chase as Montreal leads the Northeast Division by three points over Ottawa (40-26-7) and is one point behind New Jersey (42-24-7) for first place in the Eastern Conference.

Boston is currently in seventh in the East, one point ahead of Philadelphia (36-28-10) and just two points clear of the Buffalo Sabres (35-28-11).

The Canadiens have gone 2-2-1 in their last five games, and are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to St. Louis on Tuesday.

Boston has struggled since a season-high six-game winning streak, going 2-4-3 in its last nine games.

The Bruins have scored just 12 goals over that span, including a 2-1 shootout loss to Washington on Sunday. Chuck Kobasew scored the lone goal for his 22nd of the season.

Marc Savard is second in the league with 63 assists and leads Boston with 77 points, but the center has gone without a point over his last three games. Savard has just three assists in his last eight games and has not scored since February 19.

Things may not get any better considering Montreal netminder Carey Price is 3-0-0 with a 2.34 goals-against average against the Bruins this season.






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    Canadiens 4, Bruins 2  FinalMar 20 9:38 PM


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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 0 2 2 4
    BOSTON 0 1 1 2 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 32 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN, JOSH GORGES) 8:20
    MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 33 (UNASSISTED) 13:21
    BOS - MARK STUART 4 (SHANE HNIDY, CHUCK KOBASEW) 13:48
    3RD PRD: MON - MICHAEL RYDER 14 (SAKU KOIVU,

    Mar 20 9:33 PM


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    MONTREAL 4
    BOSTON 2
    3RD PRD: BOS - DENNIS WIDEMAN 12 (PETTERI NOKELAINEN) 16:55

    Canadiens 4, Bruins 2  3rd - 3:05Mar 20 9:28 PM


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    MONTREAL 4
    BOSTON 1
    3RD PRD: MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 22 (ALEXEI KOVALEV, MARK STREIT) 11:13

    Canadiens 4, Bruins 1  3rd - 8:47Mar 20 9:20 PM


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    MONTREAL 3
    BOSTON 1
    3RD PRD: MON - MICHAEL RYDER 14 (SAKU KOIVU, GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE)
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    Canadiens 3, Bruins 1  3rd - 13:13Mar 20 9:09 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 0 2 2
    BOSTON 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 32 (TOMAS PLEKANEC) 8:20
    MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 33 (UNASSISTED) 13:21
    BOS - MARK STUART 4 (SHANE HNIDY, CHUCK KOBASEW) 13:48
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    ---

    Mar 20 8:42 PM


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    MONTREAL 2
    BOSTON 1
    2ND PRD: BOS - MARK STUART 4 (SHANE HNIDY, CHUCK KOBASEW) 13:48

    Canadiens 2, Bruins 1  2nd - 6:12Mar 20 8:30 PM


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    MONTREAL 2
    BOSTON 0
    2ND PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 33 (UNASSISTED) 13:21

    Canadiens 2, Bruins 0  2nd - 6:39Mar 20 8:29 PM


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    MONTREAL 1
    BOSTON 0
    2ND PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 32 (TOMAS PLEKANEC) 8:20

    Canadiens 1, Bruins 0  2nd - 11:40Mar 20 8:20 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MONTREAL 0 0
    BOSTON 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MON 6 6
    BOS 15 15
    GOALIES: MON - CAREY PRICE
    BOS - TIM THOMAS

    Mar 20 7:47 PM

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