*Tanguay, Price power Canadiens past Bruins*

MONTREAL (Ticker) -- Alex Tanguay scored in the second round of the shootout and Carey Price stopped all three attempts he faced in the bonus format as the Montreal Canadiens rebounded after squandering a three-goal lead to record a 4-3 triumph over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday.

Alexei Kovalev, captain Saku Koivu and Maxim Lapierre tallied in a span of 3 minutes, 19 seconds in the opening session for Montreal, which won all eight of its regular-season meetings with its "Original" Six rival in 2007-08 - outscoring Boston, 38-16, in the process.

Defenseman Andrei Markov recorded two assists and Price finished with 31 saves as the Canadiens improved to 56-27-15-1 in home openers - and 8-1-2 all-time against the Bruins in such contests.

Marc Savard scored twice and David Krejci also tallied for Boston, which was eliminated in seven games by the top-seeded Canadiens in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals last season.

After Tanguay wristed a shot that sailed past goaltender Tim Thomas and just inside the right goalpost, Price made it stand by thwarting former Canadien Michael Ryder on the final attempt. Price had stopped Phil Kessel and Patrice Bergeron in the previous rounds.