Subban, Weise lead Montreal past Bruins

Associated Press

MONTREAL

P.K. Subban is having a series to remember for the Montreal Canadiens.

Subban, Dale Weise and Lars Eller each had a goal and an assist, Carey Price made 26 saves, and Montreal beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Tuesday night to take the lead in their NHL Eastern Conference semifinal.

The Canadiens are up 2-1 with Game 4 set for Thursday in Montreal.

Subban, the 2013 Norris trophy winner as the NHL’s top defenseman, has two points in each of the three games of the series and 11 points in seven playoff games so far.

“I’m just the beneficiary of the guys playing well around me, supporting me,” Subban said. “It starts in goal. Well, it actually starts with our coaching staff and making sure everybody is feeling confident. We’re doing it together. ... When we had adversity, we’re sticking together doing the right things.

“It’s fun to play on teams where you know guys are going to support you.”

Patrice Bergeron and Andrej Meszaros scored for the Bruins.

Wild 4, Blackhawks 0

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Erik Haula and Mikael Granlund scored goals less than 3 minutes apart early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild recovered from a sluggish start for a victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series.

Ilya Bryzgalov made 19 saves for his first shutout in the playoffs in eight years.