Montreal has a stranglehold on this series. The Bruins have never won a Playoff series after losing the first two games. Montreal just needs to keep playing strong defense-first hockey. BTW I haven't been able to watch the 2 games, no satellite. Has Montreals power play been providing most of the goals?
It's not in the bag yet. Boston wins tomorrow, suddenly it's 2-1 and the dynamic changes. I hate those kinds of statistics (Boston's never won after losing the first two), because it really doesn't mean anything. Boston's an old team, and have had tons of different players over the years, and that doesn't mean this year's team is anything like that.
Really, Montreal's pretty much controlled the play for both games. They've outhit the Bruins, outchanced them by a large margin, and have played solid defensively. Price has been good, but has only had to make one real highlight reel save in each game, the D have just been that good. Plekanec is playing like a madman, the Bruins' top line has been effectively nullified by him. They've only scored one goal on the PP (Darche's goal on Saturday night), and have mostly been converting on turnovers. The Bruins are slow, and whenever there's a turnover, it leads to a Montreal 2 on 1, this is how Cammalleri and Weber both scored their goals. The other two (first game) were because of Gionta going hard to the net, and Thomas allowing a relatively weak goal.
The stats don't tell the whole story, Boston's outshot the Canadiens by a lot, but they're just useless shots from the blue line against one of the most talented goaltenders in the world. Much hype was made about how the "big bad Bruins" were going to be unbeatable and just too physical, but Montreal's been arguably the more physical team (especially Ryan White), and they certainly don't look intimidated. Also, Montreal's D is big enough to handle the Bruins' forwards, and they've done a great job clearing the front for Price. Price is also a really tall goalie, so he can see over the screens and scrums out front.
The Canadiens forwards are pretty small, sure. But they're getting it done with sound defensive play, and using their speed to beat the Bruins D. It's remarkable to watch really, it's such a huge talent mismatch, but the team is playing very well as a unit, in spite of crippling injuries and physicality. I was hoping for a split in the first two games in Boston, but they've really shocked me in going up 2-0 on the road, and coming back to the Bell Centre. It's really crucial that they don't let off the gas, and can take a 3-0 stranglehold at home.
But the Red Wings still pull it off! 
Randy
And the Detroit Red Wings Sweep Phoenix Coyotes. --- Randy
