Canadiens beat Bruins again

Posted December 06, 2007 10:00 pm

Associated Press

BOSTON -- Chris Higgins had a lot easier time scoring than trying to come up with an explanation for Montreal's winning streak against Boston.

Higgins had a goal and 2 assists to help the Canadiens beat the Bruins for the seventh straight time, 4-2 on Thursday night.

"I can't explain it," Higgins said. "I don't know why we do so well against them. It was huge, we needed to get back on the winning side. We were down a little bit...the city and the fans were a little down on us."

Montreal, which snapped a three-game losing streak, has outscored the Bruins 28-11 during the seven-game winning streak.

"Maybe we should play more games against them," Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau said. "We still have four more games against them and I'm sure they'll be ready."

Higgins, Kyle Chipchura and Tomas Plekanec scored goals on the first 6 shots of the game against goalie prospect Tuuka Rask, forced into the starting role with Tim Thomas sidelined by an apparent groin injury.

Mathieu Dandenault added a third-period goal for Montreal, and rookie Carey Price made 24 saves to improve to 7-4-1.

Phil Kessel and P.J. Axelsson scored for Boston, coming off a six-game road trip that ended Wednesday night with an overtime loss in New Jersey.

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