Boston, MA – Milan Lucic netted the game-deciding goal early 1 win over the Montreal Canadiens at TD Garden.
Jordan Caron scored the other goal and Tim Thomas made 33 saves for the Bruins, who have won two straight and four of their last five contests.
Yannic Weber scored the only goal for the Canadiens, who have lost two straight and four of their last six games. Carey Price gave up both goals on 30 shots in defeat.
Montreal played its first game without captain Brian Gionta, who underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a tear in his right biceps and is out indefinitely. To make matters worse for the struggling Habs, star forward Michael Cammalleri did not play after the second period and TSN Canada reported during the telecast that Cammalleri had been traded, but a destination team is not yet known.
Cammalleri has nine goals and 22 points this season, but is a minus-6 in 37 games played.
