SB Nation Boston - Canadiens Vs. Bruins: Boston Defeats Montreal, 8-6, In Wild Rivalry Gamehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2011-02-10T09:53:21-05:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17480292011-02-10T09:53:21-05:002011-02-10T09:53:21-05:00Tim Thomas Vs. Carey Price One Of Many Fights In Brawl-Filled Bruins Win Over Canadiens
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<p>I don't think anyone thought the Bruins would have a game this year better than the Dallas Stars game. Well they did. A week later.</p>
<p>The Boston Bruins defeated the Montreal Canadiens Wednesday night, 8-6. And if that wasn't wild enough, the two teams picked up 192 penalty minutes, the most ever in a Bruins game since 1998. It seemed a fight broke out every few minutes, and you could see the intensity and how much this game meant for both teams.</p>
<p>The scoring started a few minutes into the first period when Brad Marchand netted a backhander after a beautiful set of passes from Mark Recchi and Patrice Bergeron. It was 2-0 twelve seconds later when Dennis Seidenberg whacked at a pop up in front of the net and past Carey Price.</p>
<p>You'd think it was a relatively normal game after the period, nothing out of the ordinary. In the second, things changed a little bit.</p>
<p>Brian Gionta scored a 4-on-4 goal 25 seconds into the period to make it 2-1, and eight minutes later P.K. Subban scored to tie the game. The Bruins regained the lead quickly, with Adam McQuaid getting his first goal of the season and his first career goal at the TD Garden.</p>
<p>Yannick Weber scored his first career goal one minute later, and Tim Thomas never saw the puck due to Jordan Caron screening him. But Micheal Ryder scored 31 seconds later, and one minute later Milan Lucic boosted the lead to 5-3 Bruins. That's six goals in the first 12:31 of the second period, and five goals in four minutes. </p>
<p>Shortly after that was when all hell began. Brad Marchand appeared to hit a Canadien player hard after an icing touch up, and the Habs took exception to that. There was some pushing and shoving, with Mark Recchi and Marchand getting involved. Carey Price was pushing a few Bruins, and Tim Thomas skated over to that side of the ice looking to go with Price. At first the refs looked reluctant, but then let them go. Thomas could not get a grip on Price and eventually they both went down.</p>
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<p>Back to the game. Montreal soon made it 5-4 on a goal from David Desharnais, but the Bruins retook a two goal lead from a Milan Lucic shorty. In all, the second period saw eight goals, with seven of them coming in a span of six minutes and 19 seconds. </p>
<p>into the third period, the Canadiens yet again shortened the Bruins' lead with Max Pacioretty's power play goal, but Boston quickly answered with back-to-back goals from Michael Ryder and Nathan Horton to make it 8-5 in favor of the Bruins. </p>
<p>Horton then got in a little scrum with Subban which turned out to be another line brawl: David Krejci dropped the gloves with Benoit Pouliot, while Johnny Boychuk hammered away on Jaroslav Spacek and Gregory Campbell on Tom Pyatt. Shawn Thornton got involved of course, too.</p>
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<p>When play started again, Pacioretty scored again, giving the game its 8-6 final.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-bruins/2011/2/10/1985976/tim-thomas-carey-price-fight-video-bruins-canadiens-brawl-recapMarisa Ingemi2011-02-09T23:47:31-05:002011-02-09T23:47:31-05:00TIm Thomas Says Goalie Fight Didn't Go As Planned
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<p><span>Tim Thomas</span> had “big plans” for his goalie fight against <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/">Montreal Canadiens</a> goaltender <span>Carey Price</span> on Wednesday night. But the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Boston Bruins</a> goaltender found those plans quickly foiled.</p>
<p>Thomas let <a href="http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/2178381/thomas-fight-i-had-big-ol-plan" target="new">WEEI’s DJ Bean in on the plans</a> – and how they went astray:</p>
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<p>“I had this big ol’ plan,” Thomas said with a grin. “I was going to grab his right and I was going to throw lefts because I know he’s bigger and taller than me and has a reach on me, and I thought I could do a better job of throwing lefts on him. When we went to grab, he had a good hold on my right arm, and I got nothing.”</p>
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<p>Thomas remarked that Price’s willingness to jump in on the multiple frays that had started between the teams motivated him to do the same:</p>
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<p>“You just can’t let it be an outnumbered situation.”</p>
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https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-bruins/2011/2/9/1985650/tim-thomas-says-goalie-fight-didnt-go-as-plannedsportsgirlkat2011-02-09T22:26:37-05:002011-02-09T22:26:37-05:00Bruins and Canadiens Combine For 192 Penalty Minutes Wednesday Night
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<p>By the conclusion of Wednesday evening's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Boston Bruins</a> - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/">Montreal Canadiens</a> game at the TD Garden, the two teams had combined for 192 penalty minutes. The Bruins tallied 26 total penalties, and the Canadiens had 21.<br> <br>The heated rivals exploded in the second period, with 15 penalties in the frame. You may have already seen the now famous <span>Tim Thomas</span> - <span>Carey Price</span> <a href="http://boston.sbnation.com/boston-bruins/2011/2/9/1985444/bruins-vs-canadiens-tim-thomas-carey-price-goalie-fight-nhl">goalie fight that highlighted the period</a>, but did you see 6 Bruins crowded into the penalty box like a clown car? <a target="_blank" href="http://twitpic.com/3y5b32">Courtesy of <i>ESPNBoston's </i>Chris Forsberg:</a></p>
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<p>Despite the endless tussles, the Bruins came away with the 8-6 win against their archrivals.</p>
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<p>They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll keep the words to a minimum. Boston and Montreal played one of the wildest period of the season that saw eight goals scored, five Canadiens and six Bruins go to the penalty box, and yes, a fight between goalies Tim Thomas and Carey Price. Take a look at the madness for yourself <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHXAGtWHQvw">(via hockeychapals)</a>.</p>
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<p>Carey Price vs. Tim Thomas - Goalie Fight - February 9, 2011 (via <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=BHXAGtWHQvw">hockeychapals</a>)</p>
<p>Boston holds an 8-5 lead over Montreal with 2:54 left in the third period of this wild game at TD Garden.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-bruins/2011/2/9/1985444/bruins-vs-canadiens-tim-thomas-carey-price-goalie-fight-nhlGethin Coolbaugh2011-02-09T21:33:53-05:002011-02-09T21:33:53-05:00Canadiens Vs. Bruins: Tim Thomas, Carey Price Drop The Gloves In Wild Second Period At TD Garden
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<p><a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Boston Bruins</a> goalie <span>Tim Thomas</span> and <a href="https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Montreal Canadiens</a> goalie <span>Carey Price</span> dropped the gloves and fought in a wild and chaotic second period at TD Garden.</p>
<p>Believe it or not, the goalie fight wasn’t the only scuffle of the period. Prior to the showdown between Thomas and Price, fans at TD Garden were treated to a good old fashion line brawl that wound up sending five Canadiens and six Bruins to the penalty box.</p>
<p>Price and Thomas were both penalized for leaving the crease (two minute minor) and for fighting (five minute major). <span>Roman Hamrlik</span> served the penalty for Price while <span>Patrice Bergeron</span> served the penalty for Thomas.</p>
<p>Montreal’s <span>Brian Gionta</span>, <span>James Wisniewski</span>, and <span>Max Pacioretty</span> all received two minute minors for roughing, with Gionta getting slapped with two roughing penalties for four minutes.</p>
<p>Boston’s <span>Mark Recchi</span>, <span>Brad Marchand</span>, <span>Zdeno Chara</span> and Steve Kampfer all received two minute minors for roughing in the skirmish as well. Marcahrd also drew a two minute minor for charging, which was served by <span>Shawn Thornton</span>.</p>
<p>Oh, and did I mention the scoring? That’s a big part of the fun, too, as the two teams combined for eight goals in the second period and four goals in, get this, one minute and 17 seconds. Boston currently leads Montreal, 7-5, with 8:21 to go in the third period.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-bruins/2011/2/9/1985429/canadiens-vs-bruins-tim-thomas-carey-price-drop-the-gloves-in-wildGethin Coolbaugh2011-02-09T17:00:27-05:002011-02-09T17:00:27-05:00Canadiens Vs. Bruins: Boston Battles Montreal For Northeast Division Lead
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<p>A pair of long-time rivals meet Wednesday night at the TD Garden when the <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Boston Bruins</a> continue their four-game homestand by hosting the <a href="https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Montreal Canadiens</a>. Boston (30-16-7) has a slight lead over Montreal in the Northeast Division (30-19-5), but with a win, the Canadiens would pass the Bruins for first place in the division with 67 points, and third place in the Eastern Conference. </p>
<p><strong>The Matchup:</strong></p>
<p>Montreal is 12-12-1 on the road, which is about what you'd expect, while the Bruins are 14-10-3 at home (Boston is actually a much better road team this season). </p>
<p><strong>The Stats:</strong></p>
<p>Boston scores more per game, with 3.02 goals compared to Montreal's 2.54. Boston also lets less in, at a 2.15 GAA and Montreal a 2.41.</p>
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<td width="20%">32.57</td>
<td colspan="2" width="60%">Shots on Goal Per Game</td>
<td width="20%">33.89</td>
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<td width="20%">30.07</td>
<td colspan="2" width="60%">Shots Against Per Game</td>
<td width="20%">33.53</td>
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<td width="20%">11.98</td>
<td colspan="2" width="60%">Penalty Minutes Per Game</td>
<td width="20%">13.81</td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td width="20%">35</td>
<td colspan="2" width="60%">Power Play Goals</td>
<td width="20%">31</td>
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<tr class="even">
<td width="20%">18.2%</td>
<td colspan="2" width="60%">Power Play %</td>
<td width="20%">16.8%</td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td width="20%">33</td>
<td colspan="2" width="60%">Power Play Goals Allowed</td>
<td width="20%">26</td>
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<td width="20%">84.7%</td>
<td colspan="2" width="60%">Penalty Kill %</td>
<td width="20%">84.6%</td>
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<td width="20%">3</td>
<td colspan="2" width="60%">Shorthanded Goals</td>
<td width="20%">7</td>
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<td width="20%">3</td>
<td colspan="2" width="60%">Shorthanded Goals Allowed</td>
<td width="20%">4</td>
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<p><strong>The Injuries:</strong></p>
<p><span>Marc Savard</span> is on LTIR for the rest of the season due to post concussion syndrome. <span>Daniel Paille</span> will miss his second of a four game suspension due to a hit to the head of Dallas' Ray Sawada. And <span>Patrice Bergeron</span> is probable after taking a puck to the chin in practice yesterday,</p>
<p>Micheal Cammalleri will miss the game for Montreal due to a shoulder injury, and <span>James Wisniewski</span> is day-to-day with the flu.</p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/2011/2/9/2329460/canadiens-vs-bruins-boston-battles-montreal-for-northeast-divisionMarisa Ingemi