Schedule and 2013-14 Results
Regular Season Records: Boston 54-19-9=117pts, Montreal 46-28-8=100pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 01 May: Montreal wins at Boston, 4-goals-3 (2OT)
Game 2 on Saturday, 03 May: Montreal loses at Boston, 5-goals-3
Game 3 on Tuesday, 06 May: Boston loses at Montreal, 4-goals-2
Game 4 on Thursday, 08 May: Boston wins at Montreal, 1-goal-nil (OT)
Game 5 on Saturday, 10 May: Montreal loses at Boston, 4-goals-2
Game 6 on Monday, 12 May: Boston loses at Montreal, 4-goals-nil
Game 7 on Wednesday, 14 May: Montreal wins at Boston, 3-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Montreal Canadiens visited and bested the Boston Bruins 3-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1229 victory. With the series 1229 win, the Montreal Canadiens improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 76-38 overall and 16-12 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1229 loss, the Boston Bruins see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 48-48 overall and 15-11 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Montreal Canadiens in series 1229 was WLWLLWW: Series 1229 thus becomes the first NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the eighth NHL series (all rounds), and the 17th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The 76 total best-of-7 playoff series wins and 369 total best-of-7 playoff game wins by the Montreal Canadiens are the largest MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff totals in their respective categories. The 48 total best-of-7 playoff series losses, 262 total best-of-7 playoff game losses, and eight total Game 7 losses at home by the Boston Bruins are the largest MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff totals in their respective categories, too. The Montreal Canadiens now have a total of 253 total best-of-7 playoff game losses, and can end the 2014 playoff season with as many as 260 with a 4-games-3 NHL Semifinals series victory and an NHL Finals series loss.

After Game 6: The Montreal Canadiens hosted and shut out the Boston Bruins 4-goals-nil to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1229 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a Game 7 record of 13-11 (12-7 on home ice), while the Montreal Canadiens have a Game 7 record of 13-9 (5-6 on road ice). Series 1229 will mark the ninth Game 7 between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens; Montreal won five of the previous eight (and two of five on road ice).

After Game 5: The Boston Bruins hosted and defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1229 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 20-4 and a Game 6 record of 10-14 (with an active four-Game 6 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Montreal Canadiens have a series record of 7-20 and a Game 6 record of 13-14.

After Game 4: The Boston Bruins visited and shut out the Montreal Canadiens 1-goal-nil with the only goal at 1:19 into overtime, thus tying best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1229 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 16-15 and a Game 5 record of 15-16, while the Montreal Canadiens have a series record of 24-18 and a Game 5 record of 22-20 (with an active four-Game 5 losing streak). Series 1229 Game 4 was the 14th best-of-7 NHL playoff game won 1-goal-nil by the road team in overtime, and the second such game won in the first three minutes of overtime (the only other: series 853 Game 5, won 2:19 into overtime by the Los Angeles Kings in Colorado over the Avalanche in their 2002 NHL Preliminary-round series).

After Game 3: The Montreal Canadiens hosted and defeated the Boston Bruins 4-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1229 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Montreal Canadiens have a series record of 37-10 and a Game 4 record of 18-29. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 8-22 and a Game 4 record of 15-15.

After Game 2: The Boston Bruins hosted and defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-goals-3 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1229 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 23-14 and a Game 3 record of 20-17 (with an active six-Game 3 winning streak), while the Montreal Canadiens have a series record of 21-17 and a Game 3 record of 24-14 (with an active four-Game 3 losing streak). Boston trailed series 1229 Game 2 by two goals as late as 10:55 into the third period. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2013, inclusive, home teams down two goals as late as 10:55 into the third period had a game record of only 13-325 (.038).

After Game 1: The Montreal Canadiens visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 4-goals-3 in the second overtime period to reduce the Montreal Canadiens best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1229 lead to 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Montreal Canadiens have a series record of 59-11 and a Game 2 record of 54-16. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 14-33 and a Game 2 record of 19-28.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2013-14 NHL regular season, the Boston Bruins finished 17 points ahead of the Montreal Canadiens. From 1939 through the 2014 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 17 regular-season points, they have posted a 14-2 (.875) best-of-7 playoff series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1229 is the 96th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Boston Bruins, and the 114th for the Montreal Canadiens. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have an all-rounds series record of 48-47, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 15-10, and a Game 1 record of 48-47, while the Montreal Canadiens have an all-rounds series record of 75-38, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 15-12, and a Game 1 record of 70-43. Series 1229 is the 28th best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal has a 19-8 record in the previous 27 series between these two teams. The 28 best-of-7 NHL playoff series match-ups between Boston and Montreal are the most ever MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 match-ups between any two teams; far behind in second place with 18 are the NHL Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs.