Canadiens beat Bruins in second overtime, 4-3, in Game 1

BOSTON — P.K. Subban scored his second goal of the game at 4 minutes 17 seconds of the second overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The goal came seven seconds into the Canadiens’ second power play of overtime. Fans pelted the ice with cups and giveaway towels as the players filed off of the ice.

Carey Price stopped 48 shots for Montreal. Rene Bourque and Francis Bouillon also scored for the Canadiens, who blew 2-0 and 3-2 leads in the third period.

Tuukka Rask made 29 saves for the Bruins, who finished the regular season with the best record in the NHL but lost home-ice advantage in the series.

The Bruins, who never led in the game, outshot the Canadiens 14-6 in the third period and twice rallied to tie the score. The Canadiens picked up a questionable power play at the end of the first overtime and failed to score, but there was little doubt about the call when Matt Bartkowski was sent off for taking down Dale Weise in the crease to keep him from getting to a loose puck.

Montreal won the ensuing faceoff and worked the puck around to Subban, who slapped it past Rask to end the game.

The 34th postseason series between the two Original Six rivals began without much of the intensity of past matchups. Only after the Bruins fell behind 2-0 did they seem to realize that they were in trouble.