Apr 15, 2008 10:19 pm US/Eastern
Canadiens Push Bruins To Brink Of Elimination
BOSTON (AP) ―
The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Bruins 1-0, moving within one game of eliminating Boston from the first round of the playoffs.
Patrice Brisebois snapped a scoreless tie late in the second period for Montreal. Rookie Carey Price stopped 27 shots to post his first playoff shutout for the Canadiens.
The Canadiens, top-seeded in the Eastern Conference, lead the best-of-seven, first-round series 3-1. They can wrap it up at home Thursday night.
The teams played evenly for much of the hard-hitting, fast-paced game until Brisebois scored on a power play with 42 seconds left in the second period.
Carey stopped solid bids by the Bruins' Glenn Murray and Glen Metropolit in the second period before Brisebois scored.
The previous two games went into overtime -- a 3-2 win by the Canadiens and a 2-1 win by the Bruins.
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