Round 1, Game 2: Boston @ Montreal | Apr. 12 2008 | Final: 3-2 Habs (OT)

[fourtrax]

Courtesy of member Carey Price:

Live from the Bell Centre

Saturday April 12 2008 à 19 h

In goal for the Canadiens

Record : 41-24-12

GAA : 2,56

Save % : .920

In goal for the Bruins

Record : 57-28-19

GAA : 2,44

Save % : .921

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Projected Starting Lines Canadiens

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A. Kostitsyn - Plekenec - Kovalev

S. Kostitsyn - Higgins - Ryder

Kostopoulos - Smolinski - Streit

Latendresse - Lapierre - Dandenault

Markov - Komisarek

Hamrlik - O'Byrne

Brisebois - Gorges

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Projected Starting Lines Bruins

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Bof!

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Top Scorers Canadiens

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#27 - Alex Kovalev : 82 games - 35 goals - 49 assists = 81 points

#14 - Tomas Plekanec : 81 games - 29 goals - 40 assists = 69 points

#32 - Mark Streit : 81 games - 13 goals - 49 assists = 62 points

#79 - Andrei Markov : 82 games - 16 goals - 42 assists = 58 points

#11 - Saku Koivu : 77 games - 16 goals - 40 assists = 56 points

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Top Scorers Bruins

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#91 - Mark Savard : 74 games - 15 goals - 63 assists = 78 points

#16 - Marco Sturm : 80 games - 27 goals - 29 assists = 56 points

#33 - Zdeno Chara : 77 games - 17 goals - 34 assists = 51 points

#12 - Chuck Kobasew : 73 games - 22 goals - 17 assists = 39 points

#81 - Phil Kessel : 82 games - 19 goals - 18 assists = 36 points

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BON MATCH À TOUTES ET À TOUS!

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[Guest Dintrox12]

Finally the thread has begun... go habs go

[Guest bigsby]

wooohooo! THANK YOU!

i'm so jazzed for this game! let's see if the boys can continue to carry the momentum and let's see if the bruins continue to struggle with the '7th man' not to mention our rock solid d and flashy forwards

i expect this to be a much tighter game.

it's game day!!

[Guest CanadianMike]

Let's do this boys. Bruins will come out hard and dirtier than ever. Hope the Habs keep skating like they have been.

GO HABS GO!!! Just got back from the store (what a sweet cover the new LES CANADIENS has with the young guns...love it!!)

I think Kovy will lead the way tonight (game winner too). We have to go into Boston 2-0.

enjoy the game everyone.

[Guest BigBADHabs]

We need to hit them fast and hard so they don't know what hit them like last game.

As long as we score 3-4 goals it will be another win. I can't wait until the game starts

Die Bruins Die

First time on here but always read these posts

nice to join in

anyone know how post a picture with your reply?

[Guest olddude]

We've seen it 9 time already this year, Boston just can't play with this team. As long as we don't have a total meltdown, we will win. I won't say that the rest of the games will be as lopsided as game 1, but I'm hopeing.

GO HABS GO

[Guest JOHN]

C'mon Habs...brush aside the "B's"....

[Guest kinot1]

I don't expect the Teddy-bears to change much,,,,,,,but you never know,,,,,,,,,,,thurs. game was great,,,,,,,,if our boys play our game and not be sucked into their game, we will come out with another W.

JM2C

[Guest Innis_Mor]

Some pre-game (media) notes re: Boston line-up for tonight's games (Boston Herald, posted just this hour):

When asked if there would be any lineup changes tonight, coach Claude Julien said that the Bruins have “a lot of question marks. I’m being honest here. We’ll figure it out more this afternoon. This is the time of year where you try to get your players in that are 100 percent and I need to figure out where we stand in that area.”

When asked if Milan Lucic, who played sparingly in the third period after taking a big hit from Roman Hamrlik in the second, was one of those question marks, Julien said no.

“I’m going to be extremely clear with that. He’s not even close to being hurt,” said Julien. “The only reason he didn’t play was because his linemates are penalty killers, so he skipped a couple of shifts. That was more the situation than anything else. He’s not even close to being injured. He’s very healthy.”

Dennis Wideman, who did not skate in Friday’s practice, skated in the optional skate this morning and said he felt ready to go.

“I had the option (of not practicing on Friday) and I decided to take it. We’ve got a lot of games coming up,” said Wideman.

Andrew Alberts could be re-inserted into the lineup, though he said he didn’t know if he’d be playing tonight.

Patrice Bergeron skated for a lengthy period, which probably indicates that he won’t be playing.

http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/sports/b...position=recent

(Bruin Coach Julien:... "and I'll repeat myself here as I want to make it abundantly clear .... Milan Lucic is in no way feeling any after effects at all -- none whatsoever, nodda, --- following that thundering hit he took from The Hammer on Thursday .... In fact, Lucic is very much looking forward to taking another one or two of those tonight, maybe even one from that make-'em-Komi-tose guy on the Habs D .... )

Note: "At the Bruins’ practice yesterday in the suburb of Verdun, rookie winger Milan Lucic skated on the top line with Marc Savard and Glen Murray."

[Guest overlords]

Great thread! won't be in it much though, i might be at a bar with my girlfriend watching this, who knows. Keep it civil guys and cheer the boys on! go habs go!

[Guest emma4903]

First time on here but always read these posts

nice to join in

Welcome to the forum!

All I got to say is

GO HABS GO

[Guest Innis_Mor]

From Stephen Harris of the Boston Herald, this morning, speaking about Game 1:

"The B’s stepped onto the ice to an absolute cacophony, blasted by a seismic sound wave of 21,000-plus frenzied locals who embrace this team to the very bottom of their souls."

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/hockey/...&position=3

Game 2: more of the same.

[Guest scarface]

13-0 tonight baby!!!!! CHARRA seems to be nursing a shoulder from all the hits he claims we never did,lol!!

i'm smelling blood now!!!

[Guest King-Carey-31]

We have one of the Fastest, most potent offenses in the NHL. As long as les Boys come out skating hard and fast, we will win this game! Defense, play like you did last game and i will be too impressed. Patrice Brisebois has the slowest slapshot of life, use it...goalies will not expect a slow shot, tips will get through Thomas....

TIM THOMAS' FIVE HOLE...aim for it.

here's a picture i designed in photoshop.

VS.

[Guest ryanrdt]

Any word on the line ups? I read the first post but where is that info from?

[fourtrax]

Any word on the line ups? I read the first post but where is that info from?

That's not official info. It's just the lines as projected by the member. I think Carbo is keeping the same lines as Thursday.

[Guest fansince1975]

I must have a mean streak but I would like a huge 5-0 or 6-0 or 7-0 victory for Montreal.

Why give them any hope. We are better in net, better at defence, highest scoring team, best PP, scoring from lots of players, depth, and incredible fans.

[Guest Price Fan #1]

We are going to cream boston tonight. They are going to be crying to the fans!! Its crazyat the bell center. All the fans are standing up and waving their flags. My family and I went to the famous nyr game and everyone was throwing the flags on the ice. It is amazing at the bell center.

[Guest ryanrdt]

That's not official info. It's just the lines as projected by the member. I think Carbo is keeping the same lines as Thursday.

Cool. Thanks. I'll keep checking to see if anyone hears anything!

Go HABS GO

[ColRouleBleu]

If you already got your snacks and beer ready and are wondering what to do to kill time before the game, you can always take a few minutes to check out a couple of my pics from Thursday http://forum.canadiens.com/index.php?showt...p;#entry1204452

[Guest moe181]

WOOOOOOWOOOOOO

Game 2 of this series and I'm expecting more of the same stuff we saw in game 1. Get the powerplay going tonight and this game will be ours.

GO HABS GO!

[Guest HabSteve]

That's not official info. It's just the lines as projected by the member. I think Carbo is keeping the same lines as Thursday.

Indeed, according to RDS it's the same as thursday for Montreal

Bergeron won't play for Boston and Thomas expected in goal

http://www.rds.ca/canadien/chroniques/249730.html

GO HABS GO

GO HABS GO

GO HABS GO

[Guest Greek Hab]

And some Eye Candy for this GT.

[Guest King-Carey-31]

All HailGreek Hab.

[Guest habs fan #1]

Who will be the star Tonight

My Prediction For 3 Stars Tonight

1. Kovy

2. Price

3. Ryder