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National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Montreal 3, Boston 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Stephane Auger, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux
Attendance: 21273

Max Pacioretty scored 3:43 into overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Boston Bruins on Saturday night in a battle of Original Six rivals.

The Bruins held a two-goal advantage late in the third period before the Canadiens rallied to tie the game.

Patrice Bergeron scored a pair of goals just over eight minutes apart in the second period for Boston.

His first came just four minutes into the session and he tallied again 12:27 into the period when he scooped up a loose puck in front of the Montreal net after a shot by captain Zdeno Chara hit a Canadiens defenseman. Bergeron wristed it past Carey Price for his 10th goal of the season.

Montreal cut the deficit in half on a power-play goal by Scott Gomez. The shot deflected off Chara and past goaltender Tim Thomas with 2:22 left in the game.

Chara nearly put the game away by flipping a shot the length of the ice and into an empty net, but the puck went inches wide. Then captain Brian Gionta tied the game with 47 seconds by deflecting a shot by defenseman James Wisniewski from the point.

Thomas made 39 saves in goal for Boston (21-13-6), while Price stopped 27 shots for the Canadiens (23-16-3).

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Montreal
Patrice Bergeron 2 Points Max Pacioretty 2
Patrice Bergeron 2 Goals Max Pacioretty 1
Zdeno Chara 1 Assists Max Pacioretty 1
N/A Power Play Goals Scott Gomez 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Tim Thomas .929 Save Percentage Carey Price .931
Tim Thomas 39 Saves Carey Price 27
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 29 2 0-3 2-3 21 29
Montreal 42 3 1-3 3-3 21 38
Upcoming Games
  • Montreal will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .650 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Bruins have a W/L % of .524 after a win and .556 after a loss.