MONTREAL – David Desharnais scored on a power play with 1:08 left in the game to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a comeback 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Desharnais was at the right side of the net to fire an Alex Galchenyuk rebound into an open side for the game-winner.
Tomas Plekanec, Lars Eller and Max Pacioretty, with an empty-net goal, also scored for Montreal (13-2-1), which has points in five straight games.
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Loui Eriksson and Frank Vatrano, with a goal in his first NHL game, scored for Boston (6-6-1). The Bruins are 1-9-2 in their last 11 games against rival Montreal, losing the last six in a row.
Montreal outshot Boston 33-31 and Canadiens rookie goalie Mike Condon, playing in place of injured Carey Price, improved to 6-0-1.
The Bruins arrived with the NHL’s best power play, scoring on 35 per cent of attempts, and capitalized on their first opportunity when Eriksson tipped in a Patrice Bergeron pass at the side of the net only 1:50 into the game. It was the first goal allowed at home by Montreal’s penalty killers in 24 attempts this season.
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