Finals Game 5: Boston 3 at Montreal 2

Terry Sawchuk made 37 saves as Boston Bruins once again delayed Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup celebration with a 3-2 victory in Game 5 at the Forum.

Canadiens now lead the series 3-2 after winning the first three games.

Game 6 will be in Boston on Sunday.

Fleming MacKell scored at 1:45 of the third period to give Bruins a 3-1 lead. After that, Canadiens put relentless pressure on Bruins and Sawchuk. Montreal fired 21 shots on goal at the Boston net in the third period.

Doug Harvey scored at 7:15 to make the score 3-2, and Bruins held on for dear life the rest of the way, as they only managed three shots in the period.

Canadiens went on the power play at 16:45 and pulled goalie Jacques Plante toward the end of the power play for a two-man advantage. But Sawchuk was up to the task, turning away shot after shot.

The game ended with Canadiens players bent over in disbelief that they couldn't score the tying marker, especially since Montreal has owned the third period throughout the playoffs.

Bud MacPherson's first goal of the playoffs at 18:00 of the first period opened the scoring.

Bruins scored twice in the second period---Doug Mohns at 2:00 and Allan Stanley at 16:46.

1st Period
MON- MacPherson (Olmstead, H. Richard) 18:00

2nd Period
BOS- Mohns (Peirson) 2:00
BOS- Stanley (Peirson, Gardner) 16:46

3rd Period
BOS- MacKell (Armstrong, Chevrefils) 1:45
MON- Harvey (Beliveau, M. Richard) 7:15

SOG
BOS 12-12-3 = 27
MON 9-9-21 = 39

PP
BOS 0-3; MON 0-1

Goalies
BOS- Sawchuk
MON- Plante


Sawchuk stones Maurice Richard during Game 5, in which the Boston goalie made 37 saves