Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens faceoff for Game 4 of their Round 2 best-of-seven series live from the Bell Centre in Montreal. The game can be live streamed for free here. Boston fans can hear all of the action on 98.5 The Sports Hub while Montreal fans can do the same on TSN 690.
Boston looks to nod up the series before returning to home-ice while Montreal looks to take a commanding 3-1 series lead and retain home-ice. The Canadiens picked up a 4-3 double overtime win in Game 1 before the Bruins came from behind to win 5-3 in Game 2 and the Canadiens took control of the series again with a 4-2 Game 3 triumph.
The Bruins are hoping to get some better offense out of the line of David Krejci, Jarome Iginla and Milan Lucic.
"This is a line that's been hot and cold for us in the playoffs so far," coach Claude Julien told NHL.com. "David's shown a little bit of frustration, so he's got to battle thorough that stuff. It's a line that's given us a lot this year, so you have to have a little trust, and right now that's what I've got. Things have got to get better for that line for us to be successful."
Despite the lines inconsistencies, Lucic is third in the playoffs for the Bruins with seven points off of a team-high four goals and three assists while defenseman Torey Krug is second with eight points off of two tallies and six helpers and Patrice Bergeron paces Boston this postseason with nine points by lighting the lamp three times and adding six assists.
The Canadiens have been sparked by defenseman P.K. Subban, who scored the double overtime game-winner in Game 1 but felt that he could have played better in Game 3 despite scoring in that game as well.
"There's a lot of things I think I can do better," Subban, who is on a six-game point streak, said per NHL.com. "I'm [upset] they scored that second goal [in Game 3] and I'm on the ice for it. You're not always going to play a perfect game, but I look at the big picture. We got the win, that's the important thing."
Subban leads the Habs and ranks first among NHL defenseman in the playoffs with 11 points off of three goals and eight assists while Lars Eller has eight points off of three markers and five helpers.
Thomas Vanek, Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec each rank third with six points this postseason for Montreal while finding the twine three times and adding three assists apiece. Plekanec has a point in each game of the series.
Carey Price will suit up for Montreal tonight between the pipes and is 6-1 in the playoffs with a 2.41 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. He'll be opposed by Tuukka Rask, who is 5-3 in the postseason with an NHL-best 1.87 GAA and a .933 save percentage.
The Bruins look to even up the series while the Canadiens hope to take a commanding 3-1 series lead when the puck drops on them tonight for Game 4 of their Round 2 best-of-seven series as part of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
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