Schedule and 2004 Results
Regular Season Records: Boston 41-19-15-7=104pts, Montreal 41-30-7-4=93pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 7 Apr: Montreal loses at Boston, 3-goals-nil
Game 2 on Friday, 9 Apr: Montreal loses at Boston, 2-goals-1 (OT)
Game 3 on Sunday, 11 Apr: Boston loses at Montreal, 3-goals-2
Game 4 on Tuesday, 13 Apr: Boston wins at Montreal, 4-goals-3 (2OT)
Game 5 on Thursday, 15 Apr: Montreal wins at Boston, 5-goals-1
Game 6 on Saturday, 17 Apr: Boston loses at Montreal, 5-goals-2
Game 7 on Monday, 19 Apr: Montreal wins at Boston, 2-goals-nil

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: With the first goal of the game scored at just under ten minutes left in regulation, and with an empty-net goal in the last minute of regulation, the Montreal Canadiens visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 2-goals-nil in Game 7, thereby winning best-of-7 playoff series 907, 4-games-3. The series victory improves the Canadiens' best-of-7 playoff series records to 71-31 (overall) and 10-3 (Preliminary-round). The series loss drops the Boston Bruins' best-of-7 playoff series records to 38-42 (overall) and 7-8 (Preliminary-round). The win order for the victorious team in series 907 is LLWLWWW: Series 907 thus becomes the third NHL Preliminary-round series, the fourth NHL series (all rounds), and the eighth series (MLB/NBA/NHL, all rounds) to follow this win order.

After Game 6: The Montreal Canadiens hosted and defeated the Boston Bruins 5-goals-2, thus evening series 907 at 3-games-all. In NHL playoff series (all rounds), the home team for Game 7 has a 70-41 (.631) record (all rounds) and a 23-14 (.622) record (Preliminary round). At home for Game 7, the Boston Bruins have a 9-3 record with an active six-Game 7 winning streak (all rounds), and a 3-0 record in the NHL Preliminary round. On the road for Game 7, the Montreal Canadiens have a 2-5 record (all rounds) and a 0-1 record (Preliminary round).

After Game 5: With series 907 back in Boston, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the host Bruins 5-goals-1 to narrow the Boston series lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have an overall series record of 16-2 (with an active 12-series winning streak) and a Preliminary-round series record of 5-0; when trailing 3-games-2, the Montreal Canadiens have an overall series record of 4-18 (with an active ten-series losing streak) and a Preliminary-round series record of 0-1.

After Game 4: Tying the game with 31 seconds left in regulation and winning it 9:27 into the second overtime period, the Boston Bruins win series 907 Game 4 by a 4-goals-3 score in Montreal, thereby taking a 3-games-1 lead over the Canadiens. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a 14-0 series record and a 2-0 Preliminary-round series record; when trailing 3-games-1, the Montreal Canadiens have an 0-12 overall series record and an 0-1 Preliminary-round series record. From 1939 through 2003, when a road team trailed by one goal with 32 seconds left in regulation of best-of-7 playoff games, its game record was 3-302 (.010). From 1939 through 2003, when a road team was tied with 9:26 elapsed in the second overtime of best-of-7 playoff games, its game record was 30-15 (.667).

After Game 3: With best-of-7 series 907 having moved to Montreal for Games 3-4, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 3-goals-2 in Game 3 to cut the Bruins' series 907 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a 17-6 overall series record, a perfect 5-0 Preliminary-round series record, and an overall Game 4 record of 10-13. When trailing 2-games-1, the Montreal Canadiens have a 4-15 overall series record, a 1-1 Preliminary-round series record, and an overall Game 4 record of 12-7.

After Game 2: With a tally 1:26 into the first overtime, the Boston Bruins have staked themselves to a 2-games-nil series 907 lead over the Montreal Canadiens with a 2-goals-1 Game 2 victory. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Boston Bruins have a 19-5 overall series record and a 1-0 Preliminary-round series record; when trailing 2-games-nil, the Montreal Canadiens have a 4-13 overall series record and a 1-1 Preliminary-round series record. The last NHL team to open a best-of-7 playoff series with two losses but win the series was the Tampa Bay Lightning, in series 875 (in the 2003 NHL Preliminary round) vs. the Washington Capitals. The Montreal Canadiens last opened a Preliminary round with two losses but won the series in best-of-7 playoff series 627 (in 1993, vs. the Quebec Nordiques; the Canadiens would proceed to claim their most recent Stanley Cup in 1993).

After Game 1: The Boston Bruins shut out the Montreal Canadiens 3-goals-nil to take a 1-game-nil lead in best-of-7 series 907. When leading a best-of-7 playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Bruins have a 29-10 series record and a 3-0 Preliminary-round series record; when trailing 1-game-nil, the Montreal Canadiens have a 14-23 series record and a 2-2 Preliminary-round series record. Game 1 of series 907 is the 77 th NHL best-of-7 Game 1 to end in a shutout: In the previous 76 such series, the team winning by shutout (such as Boston) posted a 49-27 (.645) series record.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2003-04 regular season, Boston finished 11 points ahead of Montreal. From 1939 through 2003, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 11 regular-season points, they have gone on to post an 8-8 (.500) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 series 907 is the 102nd best-of-7 playoff series for Montreal and the 80th for Boston. In best-of-7 playoff series, Montreal has a 70-31 series record, a 9-3 Prelim-round series record, and a 64-37 Game 1 record, while Boston has a 38-41 record, a 7-7 Prelim-round record, and a 39-40 Game 1 record. Series 907 is the twenty-fourth best-of-7 meeting between Boston and Montreal - the most between any two teams in best-of-7 format playoff action.