Brothers Sergei and Andrei Kostitsyn scored a goal apiece just 2:02 into the first game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins last night at the Bell Centre.
That two-goal money shot served the home team well as they basically knocked the Bruins out, Mike Tyson on Peter McNeally style. Montreal went on to cruise, 4-1, to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Sure Shane Hnidy cut it to 2-1 six and a half minutes later but the outcome of this one was never really in doubt. Montreal is from another class than the Bruins. They skate well, hit and have a good defense and goalie. Conversely, Boston has to work extremely hard for everything they get.
Montreal even had mummies coming back to help them. Former Bruin Bryan Smolinski came out of his sarcophagus and scored in the second period, putting the Canadiens up 3-1.
Defenseman Tom Kostopoulos scored the last goal in the third period.
Bruins goalie Tim Thomas made 28 saves in the loss while Canadiens goalie Carey Price was only forced to make 17 stops.
Game 2 is set for tomorrow night in Montreal and it's safe to say that if Montreal wins that game, it's lights out for the Bruins.
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