NHL ROUNDUP Tuesday’s games

Canadiens 1, Bruins 0

BOSTON — Patrice Brisebois snapped a scoreless tie late in the second period and rookie Carey Price posted his first playoff shutout as Montreal moved within one game of advancing. The Canadiens, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, lead the best-of-seven, first-round series 3-1 and can wrap it up at home Thursday night. The teams played evenly for much of the hard-hitting, fast-paced game until Brisebois scored on a power play with 42 seconds left in the second period. Then Carey continued doing what he had done throughout the series: shut down Boston’s mediocre offense. Carey, the fifth overall pick in the 2005 draft, stopped 27 shots as he tries to become the third rookie goalie to lead the Canadiens to a Stanley Cup, following Ken Dryden and Patrick Roy. He stopped two solid bids in the second period even before Brisebois scored.

Flyers 6, Capitals 3

PHILADELPHIA — Danny Briere’s so-so first season in Philadelphia has turned sensational in the playoffs. Briere has played more like the top player in the league than likely MVP Alex Ovechkin, scoring two more goals with an assist, leading the Flyers over Washington Captials in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. No player has more postseason points the past three years than Briere. His four goals and two assists in the first three games of this series are a huge reason why the Flyers hold a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is Thursday night in Philadelphia.

Associated Press