Ann 22008 NHL Playoffs - Round 1: Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Game 1 REVIEW
April 11th 2008 14:17
Kostitsyn brothers start the show as Habs run over Bruins in a 4-1 victory
Poor Boston. They're probably wondering when will the law of averages kick in. I haven't heard or seen the postgame interviews but you can bet that they gave the following clichés: “It's only Game 1,” “it's a long series, you know? One game doesn't mean a thing. You have to win four of them.” Well, I'm sorry for the Bruins but, by the way they're playing, the only way for them to beat Montreal is to have the Habs literally hand the game to the Bruins.
The game was only three minutes old, and the Canadiens already led by two goals. Sergei Kostitsyn bounced on a rebound after Patrice Brisbois' shot. Then, the older Kostitsyn, Andrei, completed a beautiful pass by Tomas Plekanec. Both goals were on the two lines' first presence. During that period, only Carey Price's play was something to worry about. He gave far too many rebounds. And Boston had reduced the score to 2-1.
For the rest of the game, the Habs supporting cast showed up. Bryan Smolinski, 'affectionately' nicknamed “Slowinski” by fans, scored his first of the series and Tom Kostopolous completed a behind-the-net pass by Maxime Lapierre.
In defense, the Habs were impeccable. Komisarek didn't dish out any hits. That's understandable, considering it's his first game back from injury. Markov was the General patrolling the blue line, intercepting passes, restarting the attacks, etc. Harmlik did Komisarek's job, crushing Milan Lucic in the boards. And Josh Georges sacrificed his body to block a shot from Chara. In the nets, Carey Price didn't give any rebound after the first period, even blocking a semi-breakaway that could've level the score.
On Boston's side, their captain, the giant Zdeno Chara was constantly hit by the Habs even though most of the Canadiens only bounced off of him. The crowd did its usual job by booing Chara every time he touched the puck. Tim Thomas was, well, Tim Thomas. He made some great glove saves but all four goals were scored in between his legs.
All in all, the Canadiens were better prepared to win this game. The two early goals shocked the Bruins and it's hard to come back from a two-goal deficit agaisnt a solid and determined defense like Montreal's.
In other games, Detroit defeated Nashville 3-1 (the Red Wings lead 1-0), the Dallas Stars upset Anaheim's Ducks, shutting them out 4-0 (Stars lead 1-0), and finally the San José Sharks shut the Calgary Flames 2-0 (the series is tied at 1-1).
Poor Boston. They're probably wondering when will the law of averages kick in. I haven't heard or seen the postgame interviews but you can bet that they gave the following clichés: “It's only Game 1,” “it's a long series, you know? One game doesn't mean a thing. You have to win four of them.” Well, I'm sorry for the Bruins but, by the way they're playing, the only way for them to beat Montreal is to have the Habs literally hand the game to the Bruins.
The game was only three minutes old, and the Canadiens already led by two goals. Sergei Kostitsyn bounced on a rebound after Patrice Brisbois' shot. Then, the older Kostitsyn, Andrei, completed a beautiful pass by Tomas Plekanec. Both goals were on the two lines' first presence. During that period, only Carey Price's play was something to worry about. He gave far too many rebounds. And Boston had reduced the score to 2-1.
For the rest of the game, the Habs supporting cast showed up. Bryan Smolinski, 'affectionately' nicknamed “Slowinski” by fans, scored his first of the series and Tom Kostopolous completed a behind-the-net pass by Maxime Lapierre.
In defense, the Habs were impeccable. Komisarek didn't dish out any hits. That's understandable, considering it's his first game back from injury. Markov was the General patrolling the blue line, intercepting passes, restarting the attacks, etc. Harmlik did Komisarek's job, crushing Milan Lucic in the boards. And Josh Georges sacrificed his body to block a shot from Chara. In the nets, Carey Price didn't give any rebound after the first period, even blocking a semi-breakaway that could've level the score.
On Boston's side, their captain, the giant Zdeno Chara was constantly hit by the Habs even though most of the Canadiens only bounced off of him. The crowd did its usual job by booing Chara every time he touched the puck. Tim Thomas was, well, Tim Thomas. He made some great glove saves but all four goals were scored in between his legs.
All in all, the Canadiens were better prepared to win this game. The two early goals shocked the Bruins and it's hard to come back from a two-goal deficit agaisnt a solid and determined defense like Montreal's.
In other games, Detroit defeated Nashville 3-1 (the Red Wings lead 1-0), the Dallas Stars upset Anaheim's Ducks, shutting them out 4-0 (Stars lead 1-0), and finally the San José Sharks shut the Calgary Flames 2-0 (the series is tied at 1-1).
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