Canadiens spoil Boston’s outdoor party at Gillette Stadium

Not even being taken down hard to the ice by Zdeno Chara in the first period deterred Gallagher from mixing it up around the crease.

The Boston Bruins were routed 5-1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, and, by the estimate of many who see the Bruins on a regular basis, turned in their worst game in some time.

“(They’re) very disappointed”, said Boston defenceman Dennis Seidenberg.

“The way he plays, the energy he brings, his leadership, we all feed off of that”, linemateMaxPacioretty said. “I went in and saw a spot and was able to hit it”.

Leading up to the game, it wasn’t a sure bet that Montreal coach Michel Therrien would give Condon the start, but the goaltender proved his worth in his previous two starts, so the coach decided Thursday Condon would get the nod. I thought emotionally it was there for them, and it wasn’t for us. But many people work during the day when December 31 doesn’t fall on a weekend, and it’s traditionally a night for partying and watching the scene from Times Square on TV.

The Winter Classic is a relatively recent New Year’s Day tradition-the first game was in 2008.

AROUND THE BOARDS: Organizers were fortunate that Mother Nature co-operated for this one. Montreal has played in an outdoor game as well; they participated in the NHL Heritage Classic twice in 2003 and 2011. “It was some of the best ice I’ve ever played on”. He’s been gone a month, is scheduled to be out a minimum of six weeks and the Habs will err on the side of caution… It was announced by the Habs that the right winger will not return for the remainder of the contest.

“It’s been a while so it’s always nice to contribute a little bit”, said Burrows, who got an assist for his first point since November 21. It comes in secondary to the spectacle, and in 2016, the NHL certainly helped themselves by sending arguably the greatest rivalry in hockey outdoors. Even the chances we got, the few chances where we could have maybe get a goal and we weren’t bearing down and we weren’t making plays. We want to get the win and the two points.

Today, Marchand is set to serve game one of his three game suspension received Wendsday for his clip on Ottawa Senators defender Mark Borowieki.

“I haven’t really got to look at the camera roll yet”, he said with a smile. “It’s not like this is the first time”. It all makes sense.

Both goalies paid tribute to the Patriots and Brady on their masks, and coach Claude Julien worked the Bruins bench in a hoodie straight from the wardrobe of his National Football League counterpart, Bill Belichick. The rendition was strong… Still, fans say the Winter Classic is more than just a game. I wish we would have come out on top. “They were frustrated at the end and that’s to be expected”. When defenseman Dennis Seidenberg showed his hand and committed to Gallagher, he casually sent a pass through the middle of the ice to Pacioretty, who buried it for a 4-1 score. Torey Krug and David Desharnais would go at it and receive four minutes in roughing penalties.