2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - May 12th Recap

PRICE SHUTS THE DOOR: Carey Price's 26 save shutout lead the Habs to a 4-0 win and forcing a 7th game.

Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 0 - (Series tied 3-3)

Goals:

MTL - Lars Eller (4) - unassisted (2:11 1ST)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (2) - from Nathan Beaulieu and Mike Weaver (15:24 2ND)

MTL - Thomas Vanek PPG (4) - from Max Pacioretty and Andrei Markov (17:39 2ND)

MTL - Thomas Vanek (5) - from David Desharnais (16:04 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (26 saves on 26 shots) LG - Tuukka Rask (24 saves on 28 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Thomas Vanek (2 goals) - Montreal

2. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

1. Carey Price (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

Anaheim Ducks 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 - (Anaheim leads series 3-2)

Goals:

ANA - Nick Bonino (4) - from Daniel Winnik (2:15 1ST) 

LAK - Trevor Lewis (3) - from Justin Williams (9:12 1ST)

ANA - Devante Smith-Pelly PPG (4) - from Mathieu Perreault and Teemu Selanne (1:11 2ND)

ANA - Devante Smith-Pelly (5) - from Ryan Getzlaf (2:34 2ND)

ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (2) - from Andrew Cogliano and Bryan Allen (8:23 2ND)

LAK - Marian Gaborik PPG (7) - from Jake Muzzin and Jeff Carter (18:42 2ND)

LAK - Marian Gaborik (8) - from Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar (14:12 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - John Gibson (39 saves on 42 shots) LG - Jonathan Quick (20 saves on 24 shots)

Three Stars:

3. John Gibson (39 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Anaheim

2. Marian Gaborik (2 goals) - Los Angeles

1. Devante Smith-Pelly (2 goals) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Max Pacioretty - Pacioretty scored his 1st goal of the series and added an assist in the Canadiens 4-0 win over the Bruins.

2. Devante Smith-Pelly - Smith-Pelly scored his 4th and 5th goals of the playoffs to lead the Ducks to a 4-3 win over the Kings, giving them a 3-2 series lead.

1. Carey Price - Price stopped all 26 shots he faced for his 2nd career playoff shutout and 1st of the 2014 playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the Bruins 4-0 to force a deciding 7th game.

Playoff Schedule Central - Tuesday May 13th:

New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Game #7: 7:00 PM ET on CBC (In Pittsburgh)

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild Game #6: 9:00 PM ET on TSN (In Minnesota)

DUCKS TAKE SERIES LEAD: John Gibson and Devante Smith-Pelly lead the Ducks to a 3-2 series lead.

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff