Sports | NHL Kovalev Lifts Canadiens in OT Montreal takes 2-0 lead in series with Bruins By Mitch Pritchard Posted Apr 12, 2008 11:20 PM CDT Copied Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Kostitsyn, from Belarus, is stopped by Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas on a breakaway last night in Montreal. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz) Alex Kovalev scored a power-play goal 2:30 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins tonight and a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. Kovalev drove a slap shot past Tim Thomas from the left side as Montreal took advantage of consecutive penalties to Boston's Shawn Thornton and Jeremy Reich. Game 3 is tomorrow night in Boston. Montreal has won 13 in a row against Boston, which claimed just one point, a shootout loss, out of a possible 16 in losing eight regular-season games against the Canadiens this season. Roman Hamrlik scored late in the first and Canadiens rookie Sergei Kostitsyn scored his second goal in as many playoff games 1:30 into the middle period to put Montreal up 2-0. Read These Next Mark Zuckerberg's 'list' has Silicon Valley buzzing. Tillis, who opposes Trump bill, won't seek reelection. Obituary reveals teacher's same-sex marriage, and he's fired. Firefighters 'didn't have a chance' in Idaho ambush. Report an error