Boston Ices Montreal 5-4 - Recap

Boston Ices Montreal 5-4 - Recap

Boston earned a 5-4 victory over Montreal behind a 2-goal performance from Michael Ryder on Thursday at Bell Centre.

Boston won as a -110 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Michael Ryder (2), Andrew Ference, Chris Kelly, and Patrice Bergeron each scored for the Bruins in the victory. Ryder opened the scoring for Boston, finding the back of the net at 2:13 of the second period. The goal was assisted by Tomas Kaberle and Chris Kelly.

Tim Thomas stopped 34 of 38 Montreal shots in the victory.

Montreal got goals from Brent Sopel, Michael Cammalleri, Andrei Kostitsyn, and P.K. Subban in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Montreal got a 30-stop effort from Carey Price in the loss.

Boston scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Montreal went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Boston lost the shots on goal battle to Montreal by a margin of 38-35.