BOSTON - Carey Price made 33 saves, Tomas Plekanec had a goal and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 on Saturday night. Corey Oswalt Jersey .Andrei Markov added his 100th career goal for the Canadiens, who posted their eighth win in nine games.Tuukka Rask stopped 22 shots, but feel to 3-12-3 in his career during the regular season against the Canadiens.Montreal improved to 3-0 against Boston this season.It was the 728th regular season meeting between the clubs, the first in Boston since Montreal upset the top-seeded Bruins in a seven-game series last spring in the Eastern Conference playoffs second round.The Canadiens beat the Bruins 5-1 on Nov. 13. Since that loss, the Bruins had won three straight, allowing only four total goals.Montreal went up on Markovs goal 11:37 into the first period.Skating on a power play, Plekanec won a faceoff to Brendan Gallagher, who slipped a short pass to Markov. He fired a wrist shot that beat Rask on the stick side inside the post, giving the Canadiens their first road power-play goal this season after going 0 or 29.Boston controlled play after the goal, outshooting Montreal 8-1, but the chances were relatively weak.Montreal then made it 2-0 on Plekanecs goal midway into the second when he scored at the end of a 3-on-2 break after the Bruins failed to get a shot off during an odd-man rush.There were plenty of hard checks between the longtime rivals, the best coming when Bruins winger Daniel Paille sent Alexei Emelin into his own bench early in the second.Chats of Go Habs Go! could be heard a few times from a fairly large gathering of red-jersey wearing Canadiens fans spread throughout TD Garden, but they were quickly silenced by Lets Go Bruins!NOTES: Boston had won its last six home games. ... Price had his 27th career shutout. ... It was Bruins coach Claude Juliens 800th NHL game behind the bench. He had 159 with Montreal and 79 with New Jersey before his 562nd with the Bruins. D Bryan Allen, acquired from the Anaheim Ducks for F Rene Bourque, made his debut with the Canadiens and was paired with former Panthers teammate Mike Weaver. Bruins C David Krejci, LW Brad Marchand and LW Chris Kelly were out with injuries, but D Dougie Hamilton played after missing the last 9 minutes of regulation and overtime Friday at Columbus. ... Montreal is at the New York Rangers on Sunday night. Boston hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. Ron Darling Jersey . Nowitzki scored 28 points, Harris had a season-high 14 for the second straight game and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Detroit Pistons 116-106 Sunday night. Justin Wilson Jersey . Bostons bats exploded in Mondays opener, as David Ortiz belted a pair of two-run homers, Stephen Drew homered and drove in four runs and the Red Sox pummeled the Blue Jays, 14-1. https://www.cheapmetsjerseys.us/890l-mike-piazza-jersey-mets.html . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends.Blacksburg, VA (SportsNetwork.com) - It wasnt pretty, but the second-ranked Virginia Cavaliers escaped Blacksburg with a 50-47 victory over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Sunday. Justin Anderson scored 12 points and Virginia overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to remain one of just two unbeatens left in the country along with top-ranked Kentucky. The Cavaliers (19-0, 7-0 ACC), who shot just 34.7 percent from the field, are off to their best start since the 1980-81 team led by legendary center Ralph Sampson started 23-0. Ahmed Hill scored with 1:06 remaining to get the Hokies within 50-47, but missed a free throw that resulted from the play. Malcolm Brogdons shot rimmed out at the other end. Following a timeout, Will Johnston passed up on an open 3- pointer before passing to Malik Muller. Anderson blocked Mullers shot and Darion Atkins came down with the ball for Virginia. Atkins missed the front end of a one-on-one with 12.8 seconds left, but Adam Smiths long 3-pointer rimmed out as time expired. Atkins had nine points for Virginia, which got eight points apiece from Anthony Gill and Brogdon. Smith ended with 15 points for the Hokies (8-11, 0-6), who have lost seven in a row. Final Score: (4) Villanova 71, Creighton 50 Villanova, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Darrun Hilliard scored 24 points and fourth-ranked Villanova blitzed Creighton on Sunday, holding the Bluejays to 37.3 percent shooting in a 71-50 win. Ryan Arcidiacono added 10 points as five players had between five and eight for the Wildcats (18-2, 5-2 Big East), who shook off a rare 20-point loss against Georgetown on Monday. James Milliken scored 13 points to pace Creighton (9-12, 0-8), which remained winless in league play and has matched a program record with nine straight losses. Final Score: (5) Duke 77, St. Johns 68 New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Mike Krzyzewski can now be known as Coach 1K. Dukes Hall of Fame leader became the first Division I mens head coach to record 1,000 career wins after the fifth-ranked Blue Devils rallied for a thrilling 77-68 victory over St. Johns in front of a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden. The milestone result, which occurred on the same MSG court in which Krzyzewski ecplised mentor Bob Knight for the all-time Division I wins record back in 2011, was reached after Tyus Jones, Jahlil Okafor and Quinn Cook led the Blue Devils (17-2) on a 23-5 run that turned a 10-point deficit deep into the second half into a 74-66 lead with a minute to play. Jones netted nine of his game-high 22 points during the game-changing sequence, with 11 of Cooks 17 points came after halftime. Okafor also finished with 17 points while pulling down 10 rebounds and going 7-of-10 from the floor. St. Johns (13-6) nearly spoiled the celebration behind big efforts from SirDominic Pointer and Rysheed Jordan, but was held without a field goal for a six-minute stretch as Duke came charging back. Pointer ended with 21 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. Jordan tallied 18 points, though just two came in the second half. Final Score: (8) Notre Dame 81, NC State 78 (OT) Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Jerian Grant scored a game-high 25 points and helped disrupt Trevor Laceys potential game-winner as No. 8 Notre Dame rallied for a thrilling 81-78 overtime victory over NC State on Sunday. The Fighting Irish stormed back from 18 down and forced overtime on V.J. Beachems tip-in just before the regulation buzzer. They trailed twice in OT before Beachems driving layup gave them the lead for good at 78-76. After Demetrius Jacksons free throw made it a three-point game, NC State called a timeout with 11.2 seconds to go and put the ball in Laceys hands. Grant hounded Lacey at the top of the key and blocked his first 3-point attempt. Lacey had a enough time to gather the loose ball and tossed up another shot that found all rim. Beachem, Jackson and Pat Connaughton all scored 11 points for the Irish (19-2, 7-1 ACC), who have won four in a row heading into their showdown against No. 5 Duke on Wednesday. Lacey finished with 13 points, seven assists and six rebounds for NC State (13-8, 4-4), which has lost back-to-back games for the first time all season. Final Score: (10) Louisville 80, Pittsburgh 68 Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Terry Rozier matched a career high with 26 points and 10th-ranked Louisville got its offense back on track in an 80-68 win over Pittsburgh at Petersen Events Center. After shooting just 29.5 percent that iincluded a dreadful 4-of-25 rate from 3-point range in their last game, a 63-52 home loss to Duke eight days ago, the Cardinals hit on 65. Roger McDowell Jersey. 2 percent of their field goal attempts in a strong bounce-back effort. Montrezl Harrell, playing for the first time since being stripped of his captains role by head coach Rick Pitino in a well-publicized move during the week, went 8- of-12 from the floor in an 18-point effort for Louisville (16-3, 4-2 ACC). Chris Jones buried 3-of-4 tries from beyond the arc en route to 17 points. Jamel Artis posted 18 points and eight rebounds for Pittsburgh (13-7, 3-4), with James Robinson recording 16 points and six assists in the loss and Michael Young finishing with 14 points and nine boards. Final Score: (12) Utah 77, Washington 56 Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) - Dakarai Tucker scored 19 points as 12th-ranked Utah rolled over Washington, 77-56, on Sunday. Brandon Taylor contributed 14 points and Chris Reyes added 11 for the Utes (16-3, 6-1 Pac-12), winners of two straight since a loss at Arizona. Andrew Andrews recorded a game-high 22 points for the Huskies (14-5, 3-4), who had won three in a row. Robert Upshaw posted 13 with nine boards in the setback. Final Score: (13) Maryland 68, Northwestern 67 College Park, MD (SportsNetwork.com) - Dez Wells and No. 13 Maryland handed Northwestern another heartbreaking loss on Sunday. Wells acrobatic putback with 1.4 seconds remaining capped a furious comeback and lifted the Terrapins to a 68-67 victory. Northwestern appeared on its way to snapping a five-game losing streak as the Wildcats led by 11 with under 3 1/2 minutes on the clock. But Melo Trimbles three-point play ignited a 16-4 run to end the game, and the Terrapins (18-3, 6-2 Big Ten) escaped with a win three days after losing by 19 to Indiana. Final Score: (14) Wichita State 74, Drake 40 Wichita, KS (SportsNetwork.com) - Ron Baker had 15 points, Tekele Cotton added 10 and No. 14 Wichita State routed Drake 74-40 on Sunday afternoon. The Shockers have won 26 consecutive games in Missouri Valley Conference play, the leagues longest streak since Kansas 34-game run from 1922-24. Fred VanVleet posted eight points, six assists and four steals for Wichita State (18-2, 8-0 MVC), which has won eight straight since losing to George Washington in Hawaii on Christmas. Final Score: (20) Northern Iowa 54, Illinois State 53 Normal, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Nate Buss 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play gave No. 20 Northern Iowa a 54-53 victory over Illinois State. The Panthers were trailing by a point when Daishon Knight missed a free throw with 14.5 seconds left and Seth Tuttle grabbed the rebound. Wes Washpun then sent the ball to Buss, who had an open look from the right corner and drained it. Knight charged down the court and put up a tough layup at the buzzer, but it hit off the bottom of the rim as Northern Iowa escaped with the victory. Tuttle had 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Buss finished the game with eight points for the Panthers (18-2, 7-1 MVC), who have won their past seven games. Bobby Hunter had 13 points and five rebounds off the bench while Reggie Lynch and Paris Lee each scored 12 for the Redbirds (12-8, 4-4), who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Final Score: Ohio State 82, (23) Indiana 70 Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - DAngelo Russell had 22 points and 10 assists as Ohio State pulled off an 82-70 win over No. 23 Indiana on Sunday. JaeSean Tate had 20 points and six rebounds in his second career start, while Marc Loving added 12 points for the Buckeyes (16-5, 5-3 Big Ten), who have won their last two. Yogi Ferrell scored 26 points and Collin Hartman gave 12 on 4- for-5 from behind the arc for the Hoosiers (15-5, 5-2), who had won four straight coming in. Final Score: Butler 77, (24) Seton Hall 57 Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) - Andrew Chrabascz scored 16 points to lead Butler in a 77-57 victory over No. 24 Seton Hall on Sunday. Kellen Dunham had 15 points, Roosevelt Jones added 12 points and seven rebounds and Alex Barlow had 11 points, six rebounds and eight assists for the Bulldogs (15-6, 5-3 Big East), who have won their past two games. Brandon Mobley scored 15 points and Desi Rodriguez contributed 12 for the Pirates (13-6, 3-4), who have lost three straight. Seton Hall fell to 4-4 without star freshman Isaiah Whitehead, who has been out since late December with a stress fracture in his foot. ' ' '