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| P.K. Subban #76 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates his game-winning power play goal with teammate Rene Bourque #17 in the second overtime period. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) |
Twice the Montreal Canadiens took the lead in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the rival Bruins.
Heading into the locker room after a lackluster third period cost them a chance at a regulation victory, Carey Price knew there was still a chance to recover.
P.K. Subban scored his second goal of the game at 4:17 of the second overtime, and the Canadiens won in Boston to take home-ice advantage from the team that had the NHL's best record in the regular season. Game 2 is back at the TD Garden on Saturday.
THREE STARS OF THE GAME
Rene Bourque and Francis Bouillon also scored for the Canadiens, who blew 2-0 and 3-2 leads in the third period. Subban's second goal came 7 seconds into Montreal's second power play of overtime, leading fans to pelt the ice with cups and giveaway towels as the players filed off to the locker rooms.
"We don't win that faceoff and we don't get that shot away," Subban said. "We've played against these guys for more than a few times, and the Bruins are a resilient team. They always battle back and find a way but we were resilient tonight also."
Reilly Smith, Torey Krug and Johnny Boychuk scored for Boston, and Tuukka Rask made 29 saves. The Bruins, who never led in the game, had several other good chances in the third period and first overtime, with pucks hitting the crossbar and trickling across the crease but failing to cross the line.
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