Sports | NHL Kovalev Lifts Canadiens Past Bruins Ottawa edges St. Louis, Penguins on top of Atlantic Division By Mitch Pritchard Posted Mar 20, 2008 11:46 PM CDT Copied Montreal Canadiens' Andrei Kostitsyn, right, of Belarus, celebrates his third-period goal against the Boston Bruins during Montreal's 4-2 win in an NHL hockey game in Boston tonight. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins for the 10th straight time and took over the top spot in East tonight with a 4-2 win, reports the Associated Press. Alex Kovalev had two goals and an assist and Carey Price made 34 saves. The win moved the Canadiens one point ahead of the idle New Jersey Devils. In other NHL action: Jason Spezza scored the goal-ahead goal in the second period to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. The goal was Spezza's 31st of the season. The Pittsburgh Penguins moved into a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division with a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist to lead Pittsburgh to its fourth win in five games. Read These Next NC mom missing for 24 years doesn't want to be found. FBI chief Kash Patel showed up in the Team USA hockey locker room. Deepak Chopra to Jeffrey Epstein: 'Bring your girls.' Jack Smith's report won't ever see the light of day. Report an error