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Kovalev Lifts Canadiens Past Bruins

Ottawa edges St. Louis, Penguins on top of Atlantic Division

By Mitch Pritchard,  Newser User

Posted Mar 20, 2008 11:46 PM CDT
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(Newser) – The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins for the 10th straight time and took over the top spot in East tonight with a 4-2 win, reports the Associated Press. Alex Kovalev had two goals and an assist and Carey Price made 34 saves. The win moved the Canadiens one point ahead of the idle New Jersey Devils. In other NHL action:

  • Jason Spezza scored the goal-ahead goal in the second period to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. The goal was Spezza's 31st of the season.
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins moved into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist to lead Pittsburgh to its fourth win in five games.

Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Kostitsyn, right, of Belarus, celebrates his third-period goal against the Boston Bruins during Montreal's 4-2 win in an NHL hockey game in Boston tonight.
Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Kostitsyn, right, of Belarus, celebrates his third-period goal against the Boston Bruins during Montreal's 4-2 win in an NHL hockey game in Boston tonight.   (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Ottawa Senators' Shean Donovan, left, gets hit by St. Louis Blues' David Backes during second period NHL hockey action at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Thursday March 20, 2008.
Ottawa Senators' Shean Donovan, left, gets hit by St. Louis Blues' David Backes during second period NHL hockey action at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Thursday March 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
Pittsburgh Penguins' Jarkko Ruutu, from Finland, kicks the puck down the ice after losing his stick in the third period of the NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Pittsburgh,Thursday, March 20, 2008. The Penguins won 4-2.
Pittsburgh Penguins' Jarkko Ruutu, from Finland, kicks the puck down the ice after losing his stick in the third period of the NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Pittsburgh,Thursday, March...   (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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