Canadiens take a 2-0 series lead to Boston, where Game 3 will be played on Friday.
Canadiens pulled goalie Jacques Plante for an extra attacker with about 90 seconds left in regulation and Habs pressured Bruins goalie Terry Sawchuk relentlessly before Richard snapped a wrist shot through Sawchuk's legs at 18:59.
Bruins trailed 2-1 after two periods but scored twice by the 3:29 mark of the third period to take the lead.
The lead almost held up, but not quite, and now the series takes on a much different form than if Bruins had left Montreal 1-1.
Richard's first goal at 17:06 of the second period broke a 1-1 deadlock.
Montreal's Don Marshall scored just 1:11 after Boston's Real Chevrefils tallied in the first period, creating the 1-1 tie.
In overtime, LeClair settled into the high slot between the face off circles and Doug Harvey feathered a perfect pass that LeClair wristed under Sawchuk's right arm.
The game was evenly played, and that was reflected in the shots on goal (Boston 40, Montreal 39). Between them, the teams went 0-7 on the power play and have combined to fail on all 12 power play chances in the series, which has surprised many.
1st Period
BOS- Chevrefils (Stanley, Labine) 15:58
MON- Marshall (Harvey) 17:09
2nd Period
MON- M. Richard (Moore, Beliveau) 17:06
3rd Period
BOS- Caffery (Stanley, Toppazzini) 1:12
BOS- Labine (Chevrefils) 3:29
MON- M. Richard (Moore, Beliveau) 18:59
Overtime
MON- LeClair (Harvey, Johnson) 9:25
SOG
BOS 8-13-11-8 = 40
MON 11-8-12-8 = 39
PP
BOS 0-3; MON 0-4
Fights
Gardner (BOS), Olmstead (MON) 3:46 1st period
Goalies
BOS- Sawchuk
MON- Plante
Montreal's Doug Harvey moves the puck out of his own zone in Game 2 while goalie Jacques Plante shouts instructions
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