Better get some fresh coffee beans. Can't wait for the Habs and Bruins. Anyone remember April 1971?
Enjoy the flashback.
First Period
1 - Montreal: Cournoyer (Béliveau) 3:32
Beliveau pokes the puck loose from Don Awrey (26) at side board, and Cournoyer pounces on it, eluding checker Sanderson (16), skating freely up to Johnston, outwaiting him and beating him high as he sprawls.
1-0 Montreal
Pictured left to right: Cournoyer (12), Eddie Johnston (1), Ted Green (6), Beliveau (4), Sanderson (16), Guy Lapointe (5). Also on the ice are Ferguson (22), Tremblay (3), Westfall (18) and Hodge (8).
2- Boston: Orr (Stanfield, McKenzie) 4:34
Bucyk bumps Harper off the puck as Stanfield picks up a McKenzie pass and feeds Orr cruising into the slot.
1-1 tie
Left to right: Claude Larose (15), Orr (4), Stanfield (17), Pete Mahovlich (20), Laperierre (2), Dryden (29), Tardiff (11), Harper (19), Bucyk (9). Also on the ice are McKenzie (19) and Dallas Smith (20).
3- Boston: Green (Hodge, Esposito) 5:43
Esposito (7) feeds the puck to Green (6) on a breakout pass and he carries it to the Canadiens blueline before backhanding a cross pass to Hodge (8) who feeds it back into the crease for Green, who deflects it past Dryden.
2-1 Boston
Second Period
4 - Boston: McKenzie (Orr, Stanfield) 2:49 PP
With the Canadiens scurrying on a penalty kill, McKenzie (19) seizes a rebound and fires it past Dryden.
3-1 Boston
Left to right: Esposito (7), Dryden (29), Stanfield (17), Roberto (17), Bouchard (26), P. Mahovlich (20), McKenzie (19), Orr (4), and Lapointe (5). Also on the ice is Bucyk (9).
5 - Boston: Cashman (Esposito, Orr) 6:31
Orr (4) scoops the puck from left side board as Harper (19) gives chase. He skates into the slot and passes off to Esposito (7), who dishes a perfect pass to an open Cashman (12) at the crease's lip, who tips it past a sliding Dryden (29).
4-1 Boston
Left to right: Cashman (12), Roberto (17), Dryden (29), Richard (16), Harper (19), Orr (4), Laperriere (2) Esposito (7). Also on the ice are Hodge (8), Dallas Smith (20) and Frank Mahovlich (27).
6 - Boston: Sanderson (Orr, Westfall) 8:41
Westfall (18) passes back to Orr (4) at the point. Sheehan (24) makes a vain attempt at a sweep check and Orr moves in and fires to the right on Dryden (29), where Sanderson tips it in from the side of the net.
5-1 Boston
7 - Montreal: Richard (unassisted) 15:33
5-2 Boston
Third Period
8 - Montréal: Béliveau (Ferguson, Cournoyer) 2:58 PP
In a clockwise 360 degree circle, all five Canadiens on the powerplay move the puck from start to finish. The play originates at the right boards where Beliveau passes to Roberto, who backhands a pass cross ice to Lapointe (5) high inside the blueline. Lapointe fires a hard pass to Cournoyer (12) on the left side of the net. Cournoyer redirects the puck through the crease to a waiting Ferguson (22) who is checked by Dallas Smith (4). Ferguson's shot is stopped by Johnston, but the rebound bounces to an uncovered Beliveau, who slides it in the open side.
5-3 Boston
Left to right: Smith (20), Lapointe (5), Johnston (1), Westfall (18) and Beliveau (4) just out of picture. Also on the ice are Ferguson (22), Roberto (17), Sanderson (16) and Orr (4).
9 - Montréal: Béliveau (Cournoyer, Ferguson) 4:32
With Ferguson (22) bodying Orr (4) on the left boards, Beliveau (4) streaks in and beats Sanderson (16) to the puck, skating directly to the slot, beating Johnston five-hole with a backhand.
5-4 Boston
Left to right: Orr (4), Sanderson (16), Johnston (1), Ferguson (22), Beliveau (4), Smith (20) and Westfall (18). Also on the ice are Laperriere (2), Cournoyer (12), and Harper (19).
10 - Montréal: Lemaire (unassisted) 9:59
Lemaire (25) intercepts a Ken Hodge (8) pass destined for Orr (4) at the point and breaks in alone to beat Johnston (1) high under the shoulder right side
5-5 tie
Left to right: Johnston (1) and Lemaire (25). Also on the ice are Orr (4), Pete Mahovlich (20), Laperriere (2), Harper (19), Esposito (7) and Hodge (8).
11 - Montréal: Ferguson (Béliveau) 15:23
Beliveau (4) digs out puck from a battle behind the net with Smith (20) and Sanderson (16) and feeds Ferguson (22) in the slot.
6-5 Montreal
12 - Montréal: F. Mahovlich (Roberto) 18:48
After McKenzie (19) slides a pass to Orr (4) that goes wide through Dryden's crease, Roberto (17) hops on the loose puck and feeds a streaking Frank Mahovlich (27) ,who goes in alone and blasts one from 25 feet out to beat Johnston low to the glove side.
7-5 Montreal
Left to right: Johnston (1) and Frank Mahovlich (27). Also on the ice Richard (16), Harper (19), Laperriere (2), Roberto (17), Orr (4), Esposito (7), McKenzie (19), and Smith (20).
Penalties:
Boston: Esposito 2:17
Montreal: F. Mahovlich 8:34
Boston: Cashman 8:34
Montreal: Béliveau 19:14
Boston: Sanderson 19:14
Montreal: Harper 19:47
Shots on goal:
Montreal: 12-11-14=37
Boston: 14-12-10=36
The Canadiens returned to Montreal two nights later and defeated the Bruins by a 3-1 score, but Boston evened the series at the Forum, winning 5-2 on Sunday April 11. It was now down to a best two of three, on Boston regained control of the series with a rousing 7-3 pounding of the Habs at the Garden. Not to be outdone, the Canadiens admistered a whipping of their own back at the Forum on April 15, dishevelling the Bruins with an 8-3 slaughter. With Dryden stymying the Bruins' attack and the Habs' forwards matching Boston goal for goal, the Habs did the unthinkable in Game 7, putting the leaguers leaders, setters of 14 new offensive records in 1971, to rest with a 4-2.
The hockey world was in shock, and Sports Illustrated dedicated a cover story to the series upset.
Alright now.....you've waited long enough.....let's go to the movies!
All 12 goals from Game 2 of the 1971 Quarter Final. The between clip commentary from the Bruins narrator is precious!
http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/2009/11/5/1115711/habs-bruins-april-8-1971-a
The videos of the goals are on the page.
