The Boston Bruins sent a message to the Montreal Canadiens: not this year. The Bruins handily defeated the Canadiens in a 6-1 rout in front of a packed TD Banknorth Garden crowd. Marco Sturm and Stephane Yelle both netted pairs of goals in this fairly one-sided game. Milan Lucic ignited the crowd in the 3rd after dropping the gloves with Montreal's Mike Komisarek. In a reflection of the rest of the action, Lucic put a beating on Komisarek.

Peter Keeling photographed the game for Inside Hockey...