The skinny: David Krejci had a goal and an assist early in the third period as the Bruins rallied to beat the Canadiens 2-1 at the Bell Centre Wednesday night. Krejci set up Tyler Seguin for the tying goal at the 14-second mark of the period and then beat Tomas Plekanec to the net to redirect a pass by Milan Lucic at 2:05.

The puck stops here: Tuukka Rask made 22 saves to improve his lifetime record against the Canadiens to 2-6-1.  Carey Price stopped 21 shots and his record dropped to 6-2 on the season.

P.K. connects: Defenceman P.K. Subban scored on a power play at 10:53 of the second period  for his first goal of the season. Andrei Markov picked up an assist to maintain his point-a-game pace with nine points.

Pleky comes up empty: Plekanec pulled Tuukka Rask out of the crease early in the first period but Dougie Hamilton, the Bruins’ rookie defenceman, reached in with his stick to make the save. Plekanec had a breakaway early in the second period but lost control of the puck as he zeroed in on Rask.

They’re No. 1: The win moved the Bruins into first place in the Eastern Conference with 15 points on a 7-1-1 record. The Canadiens fell to 6-3-0.

Something special: For what it’s worth, the Canadiens won the special teams battle. They scored once on five opportunities while the Bruins went 0-for-4.

Slow starts: Gregory Campbell had Boston’s first shot of the game at 11:25 of the first period. And it was the Canadiens who went cold to start the second period with Rene Bourque taking Montreal’s first shot on the power play at 10:53. 

Fast start: The Bruins need only 14 seconds in the third period to tie the game on a goal by Seguin. He beat Price with a backhander after taking a pass from Krejci. 

A first for everything: Brendan Gallagher, all 5-foot-8 of him, received a two-minute penalty for roughing. It was his first NHL penalty and he may have jinxed himself on Tuesday when he said: ”I can’t believe I haven’t had a penalty. I’ve never gone seven games without a penalty.”

Geoffrion eyes return: Blake Geoffrion was back in the Bell Centre for the first time since he suffered a fractured skull on Nov. 9 while playing for the Hamilton Bulldogs. Geoffrion, who is in town to see doctors, said he hopes to resume his career.

Red carpet treatment: Rookie Alex Galchenyuk was presented with the Molson Cup for January in a pregame ceremony. Galchenyuk finished ahead of fellow rookie Brendan Gallagher and goaltender Carey Price in the voting which is based on the nightly three-star selections,.

What’s next: The Canadiens play the second game of a back-to-back series Thursday in Buffalo (7 p.m., TSN, RDS, TSN-690 Radio). On Saturday they get a chance to avenge their season-opening loss to Toronto when the Maple Leafs return to the Bell Centre (7 p.m., CBC, RDS, TSN-690 Radio).

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