The Boston Bruins played so much better in game 2 than game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens and yet the result was the same, a loss at the Bell Center. Montreal won 3-2 in overtime when Alexi Kovalev scored 2:30 minutes into OT on a power-play.
Roman Hamrlik scored with 1:30 left in the first period to put Montreal up 1-0. Sergei Kostitsyn scored 1:50 into the second period and it looked all but over.
Give the B's credit. They didn't roll over like most would expect. They continued to battle and finally broke through in the third with a pair of goals in the first 10 minutes to tie it at two. Peter Schaefer's backhander got by Montreal goalie Carey Price (37 saves) then David Krejci scored a beautiful power-play goal off crisp passing from Marc Savard and Marco Sturm.
Montreal got a four-minute power-play near the end of the third after Shawn Thornton was called for high-sticking (and drawing blood). Boston was 12 seconds away from killing that power play in overtime when Jeremy Reich was called for tripping. Kovalev's slap shot predictably ended it.
The Bell Center crowd is beyond annoying. They go bananas every time a Canadiens player is touched. As for the team itself, they dive more than most Spanish soccer players. It's dispicable.
Game 3 is back at the TD Banknorth Garden tonight. We shall see if the home crowd helps the Bruins pick up any wins in this series.
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