Eastern Quarterfinals Preview 2008

Montreal Canadiens (1) vs Boston Bruins (8)

Records

Montreal: 47-25-10 (104 pts) Home: 22-13-6 Away: 25-12-4
Boston: 41-29-12 (94 pts) Home: 21-16-4 Away: 20-13-8

Head-to-Head

Oct 22, 2007 – MON 6 BOS 1
Nov 8, 2007 – MON 2 BOS 1
Nov 17, 2007 – MON 7 BOS 4
Dec 6, 2007 – MON 4 BOS 2
Jan 10, 2008 – MON 5 BOS 2
Jan 22, 2008 – MON 8 BOS 2
Mar 20, 2008 – MON 4 BOS 2
Mar 22, 2008 – MON 3 BOS 2 (SO)
Montreal won season series 8-0.

Fights

Nov 8, 2007 – Steve Begin vs Jeremy Reich
Nov 17, 2007 – Tom Kostopoulos vs Andrew Alberts
Nov 17, 2007 – Andrei Kostitsyn vs Mark Stuart
Nov 17, 2007 – Guillaume Latendresse vs Zdeno Chara
Nov 17, 2007 – Tom Kostopoulos vs Mark Stuart
Dec 6, 2007 – Francis Bouillon vs Jeremy Reich
Jan 22, 2008 – Sergei Kostitsyn vs Chuck Kobasew
Jan 22, 2008 – Tom Kostopoulos vs Shane Hnidy
Mar 20, 2008 – Tom Kostopoulos vs Jeremy Reich
Mar 2, 20082 – Maxim Lapierre vs P.J. Axelsson
Mar 22, 2008 – Steve Begin vs Shane Hnidy

Lineup

Goaltending: DRAW
Scoring: EDGE Montreal
Defense: EDGE Montreal
Coaching: DRAW
Grit: EDGE Boston

Schedule

Thurs, April 10, 2008
Sat, April 12, 2008
Sun, April 13, 2008
Tues, April 15, 2008
Thurs, April 17, 2008
Sat, April 19, 2008
Mon, April 21, 2008

Prediction

A great rivalry in the first round. Unfortunately, I can’t see this one being very competitive. Montreal just has too much speed and offence for Timmy and the Bruins to handle. This should be quick one, Habs in 5.

David’s Pick

It’d be nice if Bruins fans could pick up a win at home. That seems like the best-case scenario for them here. Habs in 4, 5 if Bruins fans get a wish answered.