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Wes Unseld Jersey .C. -- Cam Ward has made many, many saves in his NHL career. Still, he can appreciate a good one. Ward
stopped 35 shots in the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 over the Ottawa Senators on
Sunday night, with none more entertaining than his desperation stick save
against Colin Greening in the first period. "I had goose bumps after that one,"
Ward said. "We play this game for a living but when you make a save like that, I
turn into a little kid. It also was a sigh of relief to get that save because
that was a big part of the game in the first period." Ward had already given up
a rebound goal to Jason Spezza 1:07 into the game when he stopped Greening to
keep it close for Carolina, who scored three times in the second to take
command. Ward said his confidence grew immensely playing on consecutive days for
the first time this season. He missed 10 games with a lower-body injury and
returned to the lineup on Nov. 18. Eric Staal had a goal and two assists, and
Patrick Dwyer, Tuomo Ruutu and rookie Elias Lindholm each scored for the
Hurricanes, who have won 10 of 11 at home against Ottawa. Staal scored an
empty-net goal with 2:29 left. With both teams playing the second of
back-to-back games, it was visiting Ottawa which jumped out early on Spezzas
10th of the season But Ottawa coach Paul MacLean said his team didnt play hard
enough to win. "We dont play long enough to consistently win," MacLean said. "A
three-minute span in the second period and we end up making two costly errors
that were self-inflicted. One ends up in our net and the other ends up in
penalty, then ends up in our net. Dwyer got his third goal of the season with a
stinging shot inside the upper far post from the right circle at 3:10 to tie it.
Three minutes later Ruutu gave Carolina a 2-1 lead, and midway through the
period Lindholm, a rookie, scored on the power play for the Hurricanes. Ottawa
goalie Robin Lehner was solid except for the 6-minute stretch in the second
period, finishing with 33 saves. We have to find the answer to why we cant be
aggressive three periods a game," Lehner said. "They scored three good ones and
we couldnt catch up. The factor on the last two was that they had too much time.
The first one was a pretty good goal and the last two they had a lot of time."
NOTES -- Carolina LW Jirii Tlusty played his 300th NHL game. ... Staal extended
his point streak to six games. ... Ottawa C Mika Zibanejad has three points (1g,
2a) in his last three games. ... The Senators played their 1,600th game in
franchise history.
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Carey Price offered the tiniest hint of a smile after sending the Boston Bruins
home for the summer. "Im ecstatic," said the Canadiens goalie in the wake of
backstopping Montreal to the Eastern Conference final against the New York
Rangers. Considering it normally takes the Hubble Telescope to spot a change in
Prices emotions, Wednesday was a night to remember. The Canadiens, who finished
eight places and 17 points back of the league-leading Boston during the regular
season, made it so by dispatching the big bad Bruins 3-1 in Game 7. Price, as he
has been through the series, was all-world -- even reportedly addressing his
teammates prior to the third period. Dale Weise, Max Pacioretty and
Daniel Briere provided the offence as Montreal rose to the occasion of Game 7
better than the Bruins. Now the Habs must reload and refocus on the Rangers, a
team coming off an emotional series win over Pittsburgh. "Its not over. Were
only halfway there," cautioned Price. For the Canadiens, the win over Boston was
all about respect. They were tired of being written off as also-ran Smurfs and
fed up with what they saw as Bostons macho posturing. "Beating those guys, it
just feels that much sweeter," said Weise, who as a former Vancouver Canuck has
no love for Boston. "They just disrespected us in every single way and I didnt
think they had any respect for us as a team," he added. "Well leave it at that."
Said defenceman P.K. Subban: "A lot of people were saying Dont poke the bear.
Well I thought they gave us many reasons to keep competing throughout the whole
series ... Against a bigger, stronger, more experienced team, we pulled out a
victory. Thats a character win for us. Thats a character series win for us." The
chip on Montreals shoulder was the size of Mount Rushmore. Weise did not spare
the media, turning his attention to TSNs hockey panel as one of its members
stood on his right shoulder. "We were very comfortable playing that team," Weise
said of Boston. "I think everyone else doubted us. I heard someone on the TSN
panel actually say they were the perfect hockey club. I dont know what that says
about us now." Said Subban: "It come down to respect. Weve done a lot of great
things in this league since Ive been here, our teams done a lot but we failed to
get the respect that I think we deserved. And I think we earned that." While
there were the traditional handshakes after the game, there was also bad blood.
"Milan Lucic had a few things to say to a couple of guys," said Weise, who
declined to go into specifics. Lucic was unrepentant: "Its said on the ice so
itll stay on the ice. If he (Weise) wants to be a baby about it -- he can make
it public." Montreal coach Michel Therrien was cagey when asked about the
disrespect issue. "Im not going to talk about the other team," said Therrien. "I
never talk about the other team. One thing I could tell you we were a group that
was really really motivated to win this series." He made the comment in both
French and English just so the message got across. He too clearly felt his club
won more than a playoff round. "Respect, youve got to earn it and I think
tonight those guys earned it," said Therrien. Boston coach Claude Julien had his
own take on the series, which came complete with chest-pounding, muscle-flexing
and crest-pointing. "I dont think we disrespected them," he said. "Theres a
rivalry here. We dont like each other, because its a rivalry. "At the same time,
the pounding of the chest, people who have been here have seen us do that all
year. Because its related to Boston Strong. Our guys take some pride in whats
happened in Boston Strong and unfortunately everything we did seemed to be seen
as disrespect in Montreal. "We heard a lot of that whining throughout the series
but it had nothing to do with disrespect." Julien called it gamesmanship, the
kind seen in every playoff round. "Its too bad that it gets blown out of
proportion. But you know what, they won the series fair and square. They were
the better team tonight and you have to respect that." The Canadiens showed
character in the series, staving off elimination with a masterful performance in
Game 6 in Montreal. They also showed lots of savvy. Montreal targeted Bruins
captain Zdeno Chara, making the 37-year-old look slow and laboured. They also
pressured Bostons young defenders, denying them avenues to advance the puck out
of their end. The series was like rolling a boulder uphill for the Bruins, who
rarely got their game going. Boston was touted as the team with all the depth
but it was Montreal that got prroduction from different quarters while the
Bruins sputtered.
Wes Unseld Wizards Jersey. Julien had said Game 7s deserved your best. The Bruins failed to deliver for much of the night
despite outshooting Montreal 30-18. "Carey Price was outstanding," said Julien.
"He gave them a chance to win every night." The Canadiens started fast and then
stymied the Bruins, winners of the Presidents Trophy for the best regular-season
record, to move deeper in the playoffs. Jarome Iginlas goal, which cut the
Canadiens lead to 2-1 with 2:08 remaining in the second, set the scene for a
dramatic third period. Iginla, pouncing on a rare Price rebound, hit the post
early on. Boston pressed but the Canadiens held fast and Price, improving his
record in elimination games in 2014 to 5-0 including the Olympics, was
rock-solid with a disciplined team defending in front of him. The late Boston
surge was not helped by a Johnny Boychuk penalty for interference with 4:31
remaining. Montreal scored on the ensuing power play when Brieres centring pass
bounced in off Zdeno Charas skate at 18:07 to pad the lead to 3-1. Montreal
killed off a late interference penalty to Andrei Markov -- and a 6-on-4 Boston
opportunity -- to seal the win. The game drew two sellouts: 17,565 at TD Garden
and some 21,000 at the Bell Centre, where fans paid $10 to watch the game on the
video scoreboard with proceeds going to charity. They saw a contest in which
both teams seemed at times weighed down by the occasion early on, knowing there
could be an entire off-season to ponder a costly mistake. "Its disappointing,"
said Julien. "I cant stand here and say its not disappointing. In my mind, we
were going to move forward. We were going to win this game and thats what I
prepared myself for." The series has been a roller-coaster ride with no shortage
of subplots, most of which involved Subban whose star continues to grow. When he
wasnt firing bullets from the blue-line or skating circles, the flamboyant
Canadiens defenceman was dodging water aimed his way from the Boston bench and
dealing with racism on social media. Subban embraced the attention and found
himself in the spotlight again ahead of Game 7 when he pointed to the crowd,
noise and energy in Bostons TD Garden before saying: "I cant wait to take that
all away from them." Subban focused on the task at hand Wednesday, forgoing the
flash. In a series where the team scoring the first goal had won all six
previous outings, a fast start was mandatory. Especially when teams scoring
first in Game 7s were 112-40 (.737). Advantage Montreal as the visitors went
ahead on their first shot, thanks to the fourth line, at 2:18 after Tuukka Rask
kicked out what looked like an innocent long shoot-in. But Brandon Prust
retrieved the puck and found Briere who sent a pass through Matt Bartkowski and
Daniel Paille in front. Weise swept it in from Rasks doorstep. Boychuk and
Gregory Campbell both tried to hit Prust on the play, opening space for others.
The second period started poorly for Boston with Marchand sent to the penalty
box for unsportsmanlike conduct for a snow shower aimed at Price. That call
prompted garbage thrown from the stands. Boston dug itself out of that hole and
looked to fight back. But it was the Canadiens who scored at 10:22 after Boston
failed to clear its zone. A diving Brandon Gallagher somehow found
five-foot-seven David Desharnais, who emerged with the puck after Loui Eriksson,
Soderberg and Bergeron failed to deal with it. Desharnais headed towards goal
but rather than shooting, sent a no-look pass to Pacioretty to his right. The
Montreal sniper rifled a shot into the goal before Rask could slide to the other
side of the crease. Desharnais, under fire for his sub-par performance for much
of the series, had a whale of game. Boston finally beat Price on the power play
on an Iginla tip of a Torey Krug shot at 17:58. The goal, which came with seven
seconds left in a Pacioretty penalty, ended Prices shutout streak of 103 minutes
46 seconds. The series was the 34th between the Bruins and Canadiens and marked
the ninth time -- a record in North American pro sports -- that a Game 7 was
required. Montreal now holds a 6-3 advantage. The Bruins had the last laugh last
time out, with Nathan Horton scoring at 5:43 of overtime to give Boston a 4-3
victory in the 2011 Eastern Conference quarter-finals. Boston went on to win the
Stanley Cup. Montreal upped its advantage to 25-9 in the playoff meetings
between the two Original Six rivals. Its the first Conference final for the Habs
since 2010 when they fell to the Flyers in a five-game series. And only their
second since 1993 when they won their last Stanley Cup.
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