Boston didn’t have a third period comeback in them this time as Montreal skated to a 4-2 victory in front of a bumping Bell Centre crowd.

It may not have been pretty but the Habs are in a good spot heading home for a pair against the Bruins having split the first two games on the road.

For the second straight game, the Habs had a two goal lead in the third period. For the second straight game, they blew that lead.

Montreal stole game 1 in beantown on the back of some grand larceny from Carey Price. Boston outplayed the Canadiens for much of the game but Price spectacularly kept his team in the game, winning 4-3 early in second overtime to pip home ice advantage.

The second round of the 2014 NHL playoffs continues tonight. Here are the HabsWorld contributors’ predictions for the remaining 3 post season series.

Norm Szcyrek and Jonathan Rebelo hosted the latest HabsWorld podcast providing a recap of the Habs/Lightning first round series.

The second round of the 2014 NHL playoffs is upon us with our beloved Habs facing their archrival Bruins for the 34th time in NHL postseason history.

Before we completely shift our focus to the second round and the Boston Bruins, we wanted to take one last moment to reflect on the Habs’ Round 1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Habs made short work of Tampa Bay, finishing off the sweep earlier in the week.

Having too many healthy forwards is a luxury that the Habs haven’t had much in recent years but with Travis Moen’s impending return to the lineup, they find themselves in this situation heading into Round 2.