Excerpt from the NHL.com game preview:
Boston last beat Montreal in the regular season on March 3, 2007, when it won 3-1 at the TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins last regular-season victory at the Bell Centre came on Dec. 4, 2006, when they blew a 4-1 lead but still won 6-5.
Canadiens goalie Carey Price has never lost to Boston in the regular season, going 5-0-0 with a 2.17 goals-against average.
Beating Montreal (2-0-1) likely won’t be any easier in 2008-09. The Canadiens began their centennial season with three strong performances on the road, quickly moving to the top of the Northeast Division. They scored four third-period goals in a 5-3 win on Monday against Philadelphia, the team that eliminated them in five games in last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals.