MONTREAL (AP) — Loui Eriksson and Landon Ferraro scored third-period goals 42 seconds apart and Patrice Bergeron added a milestone score to help the Boston Bruins rally past the Montreal 3-1 Wednesday night and end a seven-game regular-season skid against the rival Canadiens.
Bergeron’s third-period goal pushed him past Milt Schmidt for 11th on the Bruins’ career list with 576 points.
That score capped a three-goal rally by Boston. Eriksson tied the game 1-1 with his 11th goal 7:53 into the final period, and Ferraro scored on a wrist shot 42 seconds later.
Paul Byron scored for Montreal 8:49 into the first, and the Canadiens lost their season-high third straight game.
Tuukka Rask stopped 32 shots to help Boston win for the second time in five games since ending a five-game win streak.
Mike Condon stopped 20 shots for the Canadiens.
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