The Price is right. Habs beat Bruins 2-1

The Habs started their 4 game road trip off on the right foot last night with a 2-1 win over the struggling Boston Bruins. It was the new-look second line that provided the offence with each player (Plekanec, Kovalev, Kostitsyn) picking up 2 points and Carey Price had another strong performance in nets stopping 28 of 29 shots on the night.

What you need to know:

Carbonneau has a new dilemma on his hands after Kostitsyn's strong play last night on the second line. No offense to Latendresse, but in my mind Kostitsyn having a big game last night was the best thing that could have happened for the Habs. Now we actually have a good reason to either demote Latendresse to the fourth line or send him down to the minors. Let's hope that Kostitsyn keeps lighting it up and working hard because he can easily earn that spot with a couple more strong games.

Carey Price is looking very good. Carey Price turned in another rock solid performance last night without even breaking a sweat. It's unbelievable, he's a 20 year old rookie but he looks like a 30 year old veteran. I think Huet is playing very well, but I'm ok with Price seeing a little more playing time that he is right now.

Alex Kovalev is back! I don't know what's gotten into him but I like it. Not only is he scoring (8 goals), but he's working hard, back checking and using his size. This is a big change from the lazy and uninterested Kovalev that we all came to know and love the past few seasons. I think Kovy is really enjoying playing for the Habs right now and it looks like there's no stopping him out there. Way to be Kovy...

Tomas Plekanec is a rising star. Pleks is blossoming into a great hockey player. I don't know where we found this guy but props to the scout that did. I think he has a lot of talent, is a very smart player and will be around for a long time to come. Last season he had 47 points, and so far this season he's tallied 13 points through 15 games.

Game Hero's: Plekanec, Kovalev, Kostitsyn, Higgins, Price.

Game Zero's: Ryder, Grabovski.

Three Stars:

1) Tomas Plekanec

2) Chuck Kobasew

3) Carey Price