Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Atlantic Divison Finals: Boston Bruins VS. Montreal Canadiens

This post is a reference for the above referenced series, so check back here for each game.

Game 1: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Carey Price and Tuukka Rask. Montreal led off in the first period with a P.K. Subban power play goal, powered by Andrei Markov and Tomas Plekanec. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Rene Bourque goal, his fourth of the postseason, via Lars Eller. Boston got on the board in the third period as Reilly Smith scored his second of the playoffs, courtesy of Brad Marchand and Dougie Hamilton. The Bruins tied it with a Torey Krug goal, his second of the postseason, passed from Milan Lucic and Patrice Bergeron. Montreal took the lead back with a Francis Bouillon goal, made possible by Brian Gionta and Bourque. Boston tied it again on a Johnny Boychuk goal, assisted by Marchand and Loui Eriksson. The Canadiens won 4-3 in double overtime as Subban scored his second of the game, a power play goal, helped along by Markov and Daniel Briere. The three stars were Subban, Bourque, and Markov, while Marchand gets an honorable mention. Montreal takes an early 1-0 series lead.

Game 2: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Carey Price and Tuukka Rask. Boston began in the first period with a Daniel Paille goal, assisted by Carl Soderberg and Andrej Meszaros. Montreal tied it in the second period on a Mike Weaver goal, fueled by Tomas Plekanec and Brendan Gallagher. The Canadiens took the lead on a power play goal by Thomas Vanek, his second of the postseason, powered by P.K. Subban and Max Pacioretty. Montreal added on with another Vanek goal in the third period, his second of the game and third of the playoffs, coming on the power play from Subban and David Desharnais. The Bruins got one back on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his second of the postseason, via Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. Boston tied it on a Bergeron goal, his second of the playoffs, made possible by Marchand. The Bruins gained the lead with a Reilly Smith goal, his third of the postseason, courtesy of Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara. Boston iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Milan Lucic, his fourth of the playoffs, set up by David Krejci and Kevan Miller. The three stars were Bergeron, Vanek, and Marchand. The series heads to Montreal tied at 1.

Game 3: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec. In goal: Tuukka Rask and Carey Price. Montreal was first to score in the first period with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his third of the postseason, via Thomas Vanek and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens added on as Subban put away his third of the playoffs, with the help of Lars Eller and Dale Weise. Montreal extended the lead in the second period as Weise scored his second of the postseason, thanks to Daniel Briere and Mike Weaver. Boston got on the board with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his third of the playoffs, assisted by Torey Krug and Brad Marchand. The Bruins pulled closer in the third period on a Jarome Iginla goal, his third of the postseason, guided in by Andrej Meszaros and Milan Lucic. The Canadiens iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Eller, his third of the playoffs, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Subban, Eller, and Weise. The Canadiens have a 2-1 series lead now.

Game 4: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec. In goal: Tuukka Rask and Carey Price. The game was scoreless into overtime, where Matt Fraser put the puck in the net to give Boston a 1-0 win, with the help of Carl Soderberg and Johnny Boychuk. The three stars were given to Rask (33 save shutout), Price (34 for 35 in saves), and Fraser. The series heads back stateside tied at 2.

Game 5: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Carey Price and Tuukka Rask. Boston started in the first period on a Carl Soderberg goal, assisted by Loui Eriksson and Matt Bartkowski. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Reilly Smith goal, his fourth of the postseason, coming on the power play via Dougie Hamilton and Soderberg. Boston extended the lead with a Jarome Iginla, his fourth of the playoffs, a power play goal powered by Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara. Montreal got on the board with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his fourth of the postseason, courtesy of Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov. The Bruins shot back in the third period with an Eriksson goal, his second of the playoffs, passed from Matt Fraser and Soderberg. The Canadiens got one back as P.K. Subban put his fourth of the postseason away, thanks to Max Pacioretty and Markov on the power play. This made it 4-2, with the three stars going to Eriksson, Soderberg, and Markov. Boston got a 3-2 series lead.

Game 6: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec. In goal: Tuukka Rask and Carey Price. Montreal struck first in the first period on an unassisted goal by Lars Eller, his fourth of the postseason. The Canadiens added on in the second period as Max Pacioretty scored his second of the playoffs, thanks to Nathan Beaulieu and Mike Weaver. Montreal extended the lead on a power play goal by Thomas Vanek, his fourth of the postseason, powered by Pacioretty and Andrei Markov. The Canadiens padded the lead in the third period on Vanek's second of the game and fifth of the playoffs, an empty net goal fueled by David Desharnais. The final was 4-0, with the three stars going to Price (26 save shutout), Vanek, and Pacioretty. The series will be decided in Boston, breaking a 3-all tie with Game 7.

Game 7: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Carey Price and Tuukka Rask. Montreal opened in the first period on a Dale Weise goal, his third of the postseason, via Daniel Briere and Brandon Prust. The Canadiens added on in the second period as Max Pacioretty scored his third of the playoffs, courtesy of David Desharnais and Brendan Gallagher. Boston got on the board with a Jarome Iginla power play goal, his fifth of the postseason, made possible by Torey Krug and David Krejci. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with a Briere power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by Gallagher and Nathan Beaulieu. The three stars were Briere, Price (29 for 30 in saves), and Gallagher. The Canadiens win the series 4-3 and face the New York Rangers for the Eastern Conference title. 

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