The rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins never needed extra hype to generate interest.
After all, hockey clubs have enough hostility empire of 32 playoff duels, she has now drawn to the following generations.
But if the Bruins Zdeno Chara perforated defender Montreal, before Max Pacioretty increase in the partition between the benches for the players at the Bell Centre last month, the intensity of these two original six teams instead, if possible.
Canadians are angry Chara is not exposed to injury Pacioretty, who suffered a broken vertebrae and a severe concussion.
Well, No. 6, Montreal require a certain amount of revenge against the Bruins, seeded third, when clubs begin their Eastern Conference quarterfinal game on Thursday night (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 19:00 ET) TD Garden in Boston.
Be easy.
The Canadians won the season series 4-2, 7-0, but were at the time of his last fight against the Bruins 24th March, 16 days after the incident Chara Pacioretty destroyed.custom jerseys
As Hockey Night in Canada file PJ says if Montreal has a range of post-season second long line, the goalkeeper Carey Price to play a key role.
To this end, the Canadians seem to fit.
Price to silence the critics flaky in Montreal, setting a franchise record with 72 appearances during the issuance of a sparkling .923 percent of 0 and 2.35 GAA, both in the top 10 in the league.
Another aspect of special teams for Montreal, a unit that Habs led to the end in both games of power and punishment, the effectiveness of the regular season seventh.
But the production target of Montreal was poor again. The team on average 2.59 goals per game, the fewest of any team in the playoffs in the East and you can not find a Canadian in the top 29 of the career of Richard Trophy.
If the Canadians back in Boston, this time marked by injuries need Mike Cammalleri (19 goals in 67 games) his form of last year to run the surprise of the playoffs, again as a potted plant 13 goals in 19 games.
On the other hand, the Bruins might well balanced team in the East, which the fewest goals during the conference, thanks in large part to alleged Vezina winner Tim Thomas in goal.
Chara, a candidate for the Norris Trophy, is also an advocate of punishing the blue line. The Bruins also finished second in the East goals with a lineup that produced 12 markers in the double digits.
Unlike the Canadians, the Boston power play and classified the death penalty in the lower half of the NHL. Perhaps one reason for the problems of lack of special facilities for the Bruins offensive power producers (No player has more than 62 points) was.
For its part, the robust attacker Milan Lucic has been revived (and career) this season, reaching the 20 - and 30-goal plateau for the first time. He was whistled for a Hi-28 small penalties.
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