Bruins give up 4 third period goals as Canadiens beat B's 4-1

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 2, 2010 9:56 PM EST in Game Recaps

The Bruins dropped their first game back from the Olympic break 4-1 to the Montreal Canadiens at TD Graden on Tuesday night. The Bruins held a 1-0 edge into the third period, but the Habs scored four unanswered goals to snap the Bruins four-game winning streak.

Marco Sturm poked home a loose puck in the middle of a scrum in front of Carey Price to put the Bruins up 1-0 with 7:48 left in the first period.

Former Bruin and current Bruin killer Glen Metropolit knotted things up at 1-1 2:40 into the third period when Tom Pyatt's centering pass from the left wing found Metro in the slot, driving to the net.

The Habs pulled ahead 2-1 at 7:24 of the third period on a goal from Maxime Lapierre. Travis Moen beat Andrew Ference in a foot race to a loose puck, put a shot on goal and Lapierre drove to the net and put home the rebound for his 6th goal of the season.

Mathieu Darche made it 3-1 with 2:30 left in game when he found the puck on his stick at the doorstep off of a rebound from Metropolit's shot.

The Habs added an empty-netter with 1:27 remaining in the game as Beniot Pouliot's dump-in from the blue line found it's way into the unattended goal.

Final - 3.2.2010	1	2	3	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	4	4
Boston Bruins	1	0	0	1

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Notes:

- Glen Metropolit (14 goals) has 4 goals in 5 games against the Bruins this year.

- Every Habs goal was the same mistake. The Bruins just gave the Habs the area in front of the net and constantly let the Habs drive to the net.

- Andrew Ference was -3 on the night.

- Marc Savard won just 4 of his 20 face-offs (20%)

- The Bruins still have not won at home since the Winter Classic.

- The B's will host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Don Cherry will be a part of NESN's broadcast of that game.

- Tomorrow is the NHL Trade Deadline. GMs have until 3:00 PM Eastern Time to complete trades. Stanley Cup of Chowder will have an NHL Trade Deadline Public Skate open thread starting at 9:00 AM Eastern Time. SB Nation's Trade Deadline Hub will have reactions to trades from around the league by all of SB Nation's hockey blogs.

- Who has played their last game in Black & Gold?

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Live trade deadline blog?

is there one this year, i enjoyed last years very much

by Levance on Mar 3, 2010 7:13 AM EST reply actions

apparently there is a live public skate at some point…

by BlueNGoldBomber on Mar 3, 2010 7:38 AM EST up reply actions

sweet ill just have to keep checking back

by Levance on Mar 3, 2010 7:40 AM EST reply actions

It’s scheduled to go live at 9:30

Stanley Cup of Chowder: A Hearty Helping of Hockey in The Hub

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 3, 2010 8:26 AM EST up reply actions

A preview:

9:30 – No trades.
10:00 – No trades.
10:30 – No trades.
11:00 – 2 P-Bruins for a couple of picks and prospects.
11:30 – No trades.
12:00 – Chiarelli at Pizzaria Regina for lunch.
12:30 – No trades.
1:00 – No trades.
1:30 – Neely makes a Slurpee run to the 7-11 across from the Garden.
2:00 – No trades.
2:30 – No trades.
3:00 – Deadline deal – A prospect for some picks.
5:00 – Press conference: “Well, we were in on some deals but didn’t want to give up too much.”

by Arenacale on Mar 3, 2010 8:46 AM EST up reply actions

Pretty close

Stanley Cup of Chowder: A Hearty Helping of Hockey in The Hub

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 3, 2010 6:05 PM EST up reply actions

Last night’s game was the worst game I’ve seen in a long time, on both sides. Preseason games have had far fewer mistakes.

Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)

by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Mar 3, 2010 10:03 AM EST reply actions

That game was brutal

At what point does the coach have to start bearing responsibility? This team lacks motivation. This team lacks a devotion to seal the win. Montreal is butt-ugly this year and the B’s, even with a lead and 2 pretty good periods squander the lead.

Very frustrating…again. I’m wondering why this team would add someone for a playoff run. I could see trading for someone who’s signed for a few years if you think that it’ll help the team, but an UFA in the last year of his contract doesn’t make sense. this team is more than 2 players away from being a serious cup contender.

I hate that I can't sign off with "bt" anymore.

by eyebob on Mar 3, 2010 12:54 PM EST reply actions