Once a major injury happens in any game, the rest of the actual game play is overshadowed by the moment that happened on the ice. That was apparent with the third period of the Bruins and Canadiens game as both teams skated a very quick period that saw some offense, but very little else.
Bruins Vs. Canadiens: Pacioretty Injury Overshadows The Rest Of The Game
Montreal’s Lars Eller had his first career two goal game as he scored the first two goals of the game for the Canadiens in the first period. Travis Moen recorded assists on both goals while Paul Mara had an assist on Eller’s first and Andrei Kostitsyn had an assist on Eller’s second. For Montreal, that was all that was needed in the scoring department, but the team added two more goals in the second period, both on the powerplay. Brian Gionta recorded his fourth powerplay goal of the season at the 7:15 mark while James Wisniewski had his goal at the 15:09 mark of the period.
Boston did end up breaking Carey Price’s shutout bid at the 13:21 mark of the third period on a Milan Lucic goal. The goal was assisted by David Krejci. Other than that goal, Carey Price made 30 saves on 31 shots in the game and was the second star of the game behind Eller. Boston’s Tuukka Rask had a rough night, making 22 saves on 26 shots in the game.
The Boston Bruins will take on the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night while the Canadiens will travel to St. Louis to face the Blues on Thursday.
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