Finals Game 4: Montreal 1 at Boston 4

Real Chevrefils scored two goals as Boston Bruins staved off elimination with a 4-1 victory over Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Boston Garden.

Canadiens scored first when Henri Richard, on the power play, deflected Bert Olmstead's shot past Terry Sawchuk at 3:07 of the first period,

Chevrefils tied the game at 14:05, then Bruins totally dominated the second period.

Boston fired 16 shots at Jacques Plante while Canadiens only managed three at Sawchuk. Bruins scored twice in the frame: Allan Stanley with a deflection at 5:28 and Chevrefils struck again about a minute later to make the score 3-1.

Larry Regan scored at 4:36 of the third period.

The series shifts to Montreal for Game 5 on Monday.

Canadiens scored on their third shot of the game, but Sawchuk turned away the next 22.

1st Period
MON- H. Richard (Olmstead, Provost) PPG 3:07
BOS- Chevrefils (Labine, Armstrong) 14:05

2nd Period
BOS- Stanley (Toppazzini, Flaman) 5:28
BOS- Chevrefils (Labine, MacKell) 6:30

3rd Period
BOS- Regan (Armstrong, McKenney) 4:36

SOG
MON 9-3-13 = 25
BOS 11-16-8 = 35

PP
MON 1-1; BOS 0-2

Goalies
MON- Plante
BOS- Sawchuk


Chevrefils, who had an uneven regular season, has been more productive in the playoffs