GameDay: Habs vs Bruins – Game 2, Lineups, Puck’s Prediction

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GameDay: Habs vs Bruins – Game 2 (May-3, 2014)

May 3, 2014

On this day in hockey history… 1991 – Cam Neely became Boston’s all-time leading playoff goal scorer with a goal in a 5-4 overtime win over Pittsburgh in Game 2 of the Wales Conference Finals. Neely’s 47th career playoff goal moved him one ahead of former Bruin Phil Esposito.

Round 1

The Canadiens lead the series 1-0.

Canadiens

Game Recap (full recap available here)

FINAL (OT2)
May-1

Bruins

1	MTL (4) @ BOS (3) – [OT2]	May 1, 7:30pm
2	MTL @ BOS	May 3, 12:30pm
3	BOS @ MTL	May 6, 7pm
4	BOS @ MTL	May 8, 7:30pm
*5	MTL @ BOS	May 10, TBA
*6	BOS @ MTL	May 12, TBA
*7	MTL @ BOS	May 14, TBA

Game 2
TD Bank Garden – Boston, MA
May 3, 12:30 PM ET
TV: CBC, RDS, NBC

* if necessary

Matchup – Regular Season Stats
	Montreal CANADIENS	The Canadiens edged out the Boston Bruins in three of their four match-ups this season, including two wins in Boston. They’ll try to carry this over into the playoffs in an attempt to knockoff the Bruins, who finished the regular season with a league-leading 117 points.	Boston BRUINS

100 Points / 3rd (Atlantic)	Points/Position	117 Points / 1st (Atlantic)
46-28-8	Record	54-19-9
23-13-5	Home	31-7-3
23-15-3	Away	23-12-6
7-2-1	Last 10	5-2-3
2.55	G/G	3.15
2.45	GA/G	2.08
17.2	PP%	21.7
85.1	PK%	83.6

Projected Line Combinations and Goaltenders (subject to change)
Forwards
Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Thomas Vanek Brandon Prust – Tomas Plekanec – Brendan Gallagher Rene Bourque – Lars Eller – Brian Gionta Michael Bournival – Daniel Briere – Dale Weise		Milan Lucic – David Krejci – Jarome Iginla Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – Reilly Smith Justin Florek – Carl Soderberg – Loui Eriksson Daniel Paille – Gregory Campbell – Shawn Thornton
Defensemen
Andrei Markov – Alexei Emelin Josh Gorges – P.K. Subban Francis Bouillon – Mike Weaver		Zdeno Chara – Dougie Hamilton Andrej Meszaros – Johnny Boychuk Torey Krug – Kevan Miller
Goalies
Carey Price (Confirmed)		Tuukka Rask (Confirmed)
	Record: 5-0 GAA: 2.28 Sv%: .916 SO: 0 Alternate: Peter Budaj		Record: 4-2-1 GAA: 1.52 Sv%: .946 SO: 1 Alternate: Chad Johnson
Scratches
Travis Moen (healthy scratch), Ryan White (healthy scratch), Jarred Tinordi (healthy scratch), George Parros (healthy scratch), Douglas Murray (healthy scratch), Alex Galchenyuk (upper-body)		Adam McQuaid (quad), Dennis Seidenberg (knee), Jordan Caron (healthy scratch), Chris Kelly (back), Matt Bartkowski (healthy scratch)

Regular Season Series
Date	Visitor	Home	Final
5-Dec			BOS (1) – MTL (2)
30-Jan			MTL (4) – BOS (1)
12-Mar			BOS (4) – MTL (1)
24-Mar			MTL (2) – BOS (1) (SO)

Quick Links from this past week
	Featured Post: Out of the Red, White and Blue: Waiting for the Second Round by Joce With Habs vs Bruins, Spring is Finally Here by Paulo Cerqueira Habs360 Podcast: Habs Waiting For Next Opponent [AUDIO] by Chris G Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Schedule (PR) NHL Announces Habs – Bruins to Begin Thursday (PR) Dale Weise, Meant to be a Hab by Michael Calcutt Habs Sign Forwards Connor Crisp and Daniel Carr to Contracts (PR) Playoffs are Redemption Time for a Few Habs by J.D. Lagrange Habs Recall 10 Players from Hamilton Bulldogs (PR) Habs Sign Prospect Jacob de la Rose to a Three-year Deal (PR) Jacob de la Rose obtient son premier contrat avec le Tricolore (PR) Official Release: Blunden Returned to Hamilton (PR) Out of the Red, White and Blue: Playoffs Bound by Joce Repassage en famille : Vers les Séries par J.D. Lagrange
	Hamilton Bulldogs End-of-Season Report Card by Dan Kramer ‘Dogs Drop Season Finale 3-1 to Crunch [with AUDIO] by Dan Kramer Official Release: Fournier Assigned to Bulldogs (PR) ‘Dogs Comeback Falls Short in Shootout by Dan Kramer Down on the Farm – ‘Dogs Not Going Places, But Adding Faces by Dan Kramer
	Czech List, North American Edition: Path to NHL for ’12,’13 Draft Prospects by Radoslav Vavřina Czech List, European Edition: Playoffs a Chance for Prospects to Impress by Radoslav Vavřina QMJHL Playoffs at a Glance: 2013-2014 Season by Kathy K Update on Habs Prospect Tim Bozon (PR) Canadiens’ Prospect Bio – Martin Réway by Kathy K
	Habs360 Podcast: Habs Off to a Lightning Start in the Playoffs [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Is Home Ice Advantage Important? [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Murray Suspension Allows Youngsters Gain Experience [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Canadiens Fighting for Home Ice Advantage [AUDIO] by Chris G Habs360 Podcast: Galchenyuk Setup to Fail at Centre? [AUDIO] by Chris G

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