BOSTON — First blood always tastes sweetest.

And the Boston Bruins drew it with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens tonight in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at TD Banknorth Garden.

Phil Kessel scored twice and Zdeno Chara had the game-winner on the power play with 8:45 left in the third.

You can read the complete recap at Yahoo!

All-time the Bruins are 36-17 when they win the opening game of a playoff series.