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NHL: Montreal 5, Boston 0

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Published: April 21, 2008 at 10:25 PM

MONTREAL, April 21 (UPI) -- Carey Price turned aside 25 shots Monday and Montreal shut out Boston 5-0 in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

The 20-year-old rookie goalie posted two shutouts in the series.

Montreal will face either the New York Rangers or Philadelphia in the next round.

The Rangers won their first-round series against New Jersey. The Flyers lost to Washington 4-2 Monday, setting up a Game 7 in their series Tuesday night.

Andrei Kostitsyn scored twice and Michael Komisarek, Mark Streit and Sergei Kostitsyn also scored for Montreal. Alex Kovalev added a pair of assists.

Tim Thomas made 30 saves for Boston, which hasn't won a playoff series since 1999.

Topics: Alex Kovalev, Carey Price, Sergei Kostitsyn, Tim Thomas
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