Montreal Canadiens

ATR: Loss of Ference Will Test Bruins’ Mettle

What’s that old saying? “If it seems too good to be true, it usually is?” Oh yeah.
With the loss of defenseman Andrew Ference, many Bruins fans may find themselves repeating that phrase with frequency in the next few weeks. 
Ference suffered a fractured tibia in Thursday night’s 6-1 thrasing of the Montreal Canadiens. Stationed in front [...]

Bruins Stay Hot, Bury Montreal 6-1

The Boston Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-1 on Thursday night at the TD Banknorth Garden, ending a 12-game regular season losing streak to their Original Six rivals.
On a night most of New England was fixated on the New England Patriots - New York Jets matchup in Foxboro, the B’s played one of their best [...]

Savard, Bruins Salvage Point but Lose in Shootout

Once again, the Bruins forced Montreal to play more hockey than the Habs had planned.
Once again, the Bruins fell just short.
After erasing a 3-0 lead that the Canadiens established in the first period, the Bruins were unable to spoil Montreal’s home opener when they were blanked by Carey Price in a shootout.
The last time [...]

Brisebois Leads Canadiens Past Bruins

Patrice Brisebois had a goal and two assists as the Montreal Canadiens scored three power-play goals in the second period of a 3-1 preseason victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.
Brisebois got his first goal in two games and assisted on goals by Alex Kovalev and Guillaume Latendresse as the Canadiens scored three times [...]

Bruins Back for (Much) More

With veterans healthy and youngsters one year wiser, the boys in black and gold are ready to build on a so-so 2007 campaign. Despite getting pummeled in Game 7 against the top seeded Canadiens, the bright spots throughout the season were far from scarce.
Bruins Initially an Afterthought in 2007-08
After losing their leader early on in [...]

Bruins Lose Game 7, But Gain Relevance

The Bruins really pushed the Montreal Canadiens to their limits, but their efforts were not enough. A lot has to be said though about forcing a Game 7 after facing a 3-1 series deficit. For a moment, the Bruins became relevant in the Boston sports scene and it was an important step in the right [...]

Bruins Bring Series Back to Boston

With everything to lose, the Bruins battled tonight for a convincing 5-1 victory over the Habs in Montreal. Phil Kessel tied the game 1-1 in the second period. The game remained tied until the third period when the Bruins broke out with four unanswered goals. Glen Metropolit provided the go-ahead goal three minutes and thirty-one seconds into [...]

Bruins on the Brink

The Bruins now are on the brink of elimination after a 1-0 shutout loss to the rival Canadiens. Montreal’s Patrice Brisebois scored with just 42 seconds left in the second period for the only goal of the game.
That was all the scoring that goaltender Carey Price needed as he pitched his first playoff shutout. He [...]

Bruins Back in Business

The Bruins were in overtime against a team they had not beaten in 13 previous tries. A loss would mean not only a 14th consecutive defeat, but a 3-0 series defecit in the opening round of the playoffs. The Bruins rose up, however, and beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in overtime Sunday night to get back [...]