The Montreal Canadiens took the first two games on Boston ice to give themselves a 2-0 series lead. The Boston Bruins have come back and taken two games on Montreal ice to even the series back at 2-2. Michael Ryder scored two minutes into the overtime period to give themselves a 5-4 victory over the Canadiens.
Bruins Vs. Canadiens, Game 4: Michael Ryder Gives Boston Overtime Victory
Ryder found the puck in front of the net off of a rebound and was all alone in front of Carey Price which made it easy to find the back of the net. This was Ryder’s second goal of the game as he got the Bruins scoring started in the first period.
Montreal finished the first period with a 1-0 lead off of a Brent Sopel goal. The two teams combined for five goals in the second period to bring the score to a 3-3 tie. Ryder’s first goal came in the first two minutes of the second period. The Canadiens scored twice in a minute off the sticks of Mike Cammalleri and Andrei Kostitsyn. The Bruins got the last two goals at the end of the period from Andrew Ference and Patrice Bergeron.
P.K. Subban gave the Canadiens their third lead of the game on their first powerplay of the game. That lead lasted until the 6:18 mark of the third period when Chris Kelly poked the tying goal past Carey Price.
The Canadiens outshot the Bruins 38-35 in the game, but held a 15-8 advantage after the first period that the Bruins slowly chipped away at. Carey Price finished the game with 30 saves in the loss while Tim Thomas finished the game with 34 saves for the win.
These two teams will face off in Boston on Saturday night to break the series tie. For more information on this game, please visit our Bruins site, Stanley Cup of Chowder, and our Canadiens site, Habs Eyes On The Prize, and for all of your information on the series, check out our series page here at SBNation.com
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