Recap – 3 Stars, Highlights, Presser: Not What Was Expected for a Rivalry Game

Game 67 Home game 34 | Wednesday March 12, 2014
	Game Recap: The Canadiens played a hi-tempo first period generating some chances but being unable to finish.  Between period adjustments by the Bruins eliminated the Habs speed advantage stymieing the offense. Another rough outing for Peter Budaj, his record is  2-4-1 since the Olympic break. The power-play has been ineffective since December going 0-for-3 tonight.   Plus / Minus ▲  Thomas Vanek ▼  Peter Budaj, Daniel Briere
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Boxscore:

Summary:
Goal Scorers: MTL  Desharnais(12) BOS  Soderberg(12), Bergeron(19), Lucic(20), Chara(15) Goalies: MTL Budaj (L)  8-8-2 BOS Rask (W)  29-14-4

Shots on Goal:

NHL Three Stars
	Tuukka Rask  BOS   Zdeno Chara  BOS  Thomas Vanek  MTL

Coach Michel Therrien

• “I’m trying to find solutions about scoring because we create some scoring chances, but we can’t finish right now.  We will find solutions about chemistry with players and find solutions about putting players that feel comfortable to play together.”
• “We felt good about ourselves after the first period and we wanted to play the same way. That was the game plan. Obviously  we have to respond better after giving up that first goal.”
• “The second goal, you don’t want those things to happen but obviously it happened and we ended up giving up a 3-on-1.”
• “Even the third goal we had a helluva shift and were pushing the pace. We tried to score that first goal and it could have changed the game (but) they came in and scored another goal. That was tough.”

Captain Brian Gionta

• “It’s part of managing momentum and seizing the opportunities you have.  That’s what happens when you don’t do that.”

Forward Thomas Vanek

• ”We played a great first period, created a lot of chances, shots.  We just kind of got frustrated. That’s a good team over there, good coaching staff. They adjusted and took our speed away.”
• “But even after that, I thought we chipped it in well, didn’t play a bad game at all in the second. It’s a good team and good teams find way to score, and they did.”

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask

• “I felt good against them, but I think I still have that losing record against them, so I’ve got to win some more games.”

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