Game 3 between the Bruins and Canadiens will be starting soon. Stay tuned to this post as I'll be updating it as the game goes along. Here are the lineups for game 3:
Bruins lines:
Axelsson-Savard-Kessel
Wheeler-Krejci-Ryder
Recchi-Bergeron-Kobasew
Bitz-Yelle-Thornton
Chara-Ward
Montrador-Wideman
Stuart-Hnidy
Thomas
Scratches: Ference, Hunwick, Lucic
Canadiens lines:
Kostitsyn-Koivu-Kovalev
Stewart-Plekanec-D'Agostini
Latendresse-Lapierre-Kostopoulos
Higgins-Metropolit-Laraque
Hamrlik-Komisarek
Gorges-Dandenault
O'Byrne-Weber
Price
Scratches: Schneider, Tanguay
1st period
[11:52] Higgins scores and Montreal gets their first lead of the series. 1-0 Montreal
[18:35] Phil Kessel scores assisted by Dennis Wideman. Game is tied 1-1.
2nd period
[3:36] Shawn Thornton scores on a nice wrist shot. Nice pass by Byron Bitz. Bruins lead 2-1. That is Thornton's first NHL playoff goal.
[5:16] Weber scores and it is tied 2-2.
[8:57] Laraque, Stewart, Bergeron, Stuart all get 2 minutes each for a big scrum.
[13:20] Montreal to go on the power-play with Bitz getting two minutes for tripping.
Bruins lines:
Axelsson-Savard-Kessel
Wheeler-Krejci-Ryder
Recchi-Bergeron-Kobasew
Bitz-Yelle-Thornton
Chara-Ward
Montrador-Wideman
Stuart-Hnidy
Thomas
Scratches: Ference, Hunwick, Lucic
Canadiens lines:
Kostitsyn-Koivu-Kovalev
Stewart-Plekanec-D'Agostini
Latendresse-Lapierre-Kostopoulos
Higgins-Metropolit-Laraque
Hamrlik-Komisarek
Gorges-Dandenault
O'Byrne-Weber
Price
Scratches: Schneider, Tanguay
Classless Montreal fans boo and chant "Go Habs Go" during the American National Anthem. What a suprise, eh?
1st period
[11:52] Higgins scores and Montreal gets their first lead of the series. 1-0 Montreal
[18:35] Phil Kessel scores assisted by Dennis Wideman. Game is tied 1-1.
2nd period
[3:36] Shawn Thornton scores on a nice wrist shot. Nice pass by Byron Bitz. Bruins lead 2-1. That is Thornton's first NHL playoff goal.
[5:16] Weber scores and it is tied 2-2.
[8:57] Laraque, Stewart, Bergeron, Stuart all get 2 minutes each for a big scrum.
[13:20] Montreal to go on the power-play with Bitz getting two minutes for tripping.
[17:21] Michael Ryder scores and it is 3-2 Bruins.
[18:28] Mark Recchi gets two minutes for holding.
3rd period
[19:23] Chuck Kobasew scores an empty net goal to make it 4-2 Bruins.
The Bruins win game 3 with the score 4-2 and now lead the series 3-0. Game 4 is on Wednesday.
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