The Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens will renew their storied rivalry Thursday night in Boston when they meet for a NHL record 34th time in the Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 1 of the their Eastern Conference second round series. Adidas Ultra Boost 2016 . Each playoff series serves as another chapter, but the Canadiens have ruled much of this rivalry - winning 18 consecutive series from 1946-1987. But since then, the Bruins have won seven of 11 series including the last two out of three. That one loss for Boston is where the rivalry for a good portion of the core of both teams began and now its Montreal who is aiming to turn the tide back after coming so close in their seven-game series loss to the Bruins in 2011. "This building is vibrating!" Those were the words of long-time NESN Bruins play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards when then Boston Bruin Phil Kessel scored a third period game-tying goal during a classic see-saw affair in Game 6 of the 2008 Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the eighth-seeded Bruins and top-seeded Canadiens. The Bruins would have to tie that game again and then win it 5-4 on a Marco Sturm goal with 2:37 left in regulation forcing a Game 7 after trailing the series 3-1. Montreal though avoided the epic collapse, winning Game 7 5-0. Ironically, that was Carey Prices first and last playoff series win - until the Canadiens recent sweep of the Lighting in the first round of this current playoff season. But in the eyes of the Bruins and their fans, that 2008 series reignited not only the rivalry, but the organization that has since won two straight series - including a 2009 sweep and their first Stanley Cup in 38 years after that nail-biting win over Montreal in 2011. That spring, the sixth seeded Canadiens came in as underdogs again to the third-seeded Bruins. But Montreal took the first two games in Boston to take what seemed like a commanding 2-0 series lead back to the Bell Centre for Games 3 and 4. But the Bruins took the next two games, including a 5-4 overtime win in Game 4 after trailing 3-1 early in the second and 4-3 in the third period. "We were up 3-1. We were up 3-1 going into the third," said Canadiens defenceman P.K. Subban this week. "With a veteran team and the experience we had, we shouldve won the game but we didnt win it. Whos to say what wouldve happened moving forward? I just think we had an opportunity to beat the team that won the Stanley Cup that year." Since it was determined last Saturday that these two rivals would meet for the third time in the last five seasons, the Bruins have had no issues expressing their hatred for the Canadiens. "Yeah I do," Bruins forward Milan Lucic said Wednesday when asked if he hated the Habs. "If you asked them the same question Im sure theyd give you the same answer. "Its just natural for me, being here for seven years now, just being a part of this organization, you just naturally learn to hate the Montreal Canadiens and the battles weve had with them over the last couple of years have definitely made you hate them." The Canadiens however have not given the same answer leading into this series. "No comment," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said flatly after he was twice asked if he hates the Canadiens Wednesday.Lucic has built a personal rivalry with Montreal defenceman Alexei Emelin - similar to the one he had with former Canadiens defenceman Mike Komisarek back in 2009. Last month, Emelin nailed Lucic with a mid-ice hip check that resulted in Bruins captain Zdeno Chara hauling Emelin to the ice. Later in the game, Lucic speared Emelin in the groin. When asked about the personal showdown on Wednesday, Lucic explained thats "just part of the game" - when a right winger and a left sided defenceman square off with each other, and they will develop run-ins like that. But Emelin wasnt available to comment on the matter after Canadiens practice Wednesday and for much of the week, aside from Subban, many of the Montreal players downplayed the animosity. Where former Bruin and current TSN regional Canadiens color man Dave Reid is concerned, thats not necessarily Emelin or the Canadiens just taking the high road or following a gag order. "I think right now most of these guys dont understand what the rivalry is about but it will pick up as the series moves along and the fans will be in it," Reid said Wednesday night. "The fortunate thing about the Montreal and Boston rivalry is that they do seem to play each other so often and whoever won the last series, theyve got the swagger to start the series and the guys that were in that previous series on the losing series say ‘Hey we got something to prove. Thats what makes this rivalry so special - these two teams seem to play each other in the playoffs almost annually. I know the fans look forward to it on both sides and as time goes on so do the players. When youre a player on each side youre almost disappointed when you dont get the chance to go through Boston or Montreal to move on in the playoffs. So this will be another great series and I expect it to be a long series." Whether its this new generation of the rivalry or the older, they likely agree with Reid on those points. And this seasons Canadiens are most definitely looking to regain that swagger. "For guys that are in this room that were there [in 2011] and were a part of it, maybe this is another opportunity to salvage something," Subban later said. "You have to give them credit though. They played well too and its a seven-game series. It takes a lot of heart, a lot of blocked shots and a lot of grit to win that and they won it. They deserved to win it. But I thought that we fell a little bit short and we deserved to win as well but it didnt happen." For so many years, "it didnt happen" were the words of Bruins players following a Bruins-Habs series. Can this underdog Canadiens team make the Stanley Cup favorite Bruins utter those same words just as Ken Dryden and the 1971 Canadiens did to Bobby Orr and the heavily favored Bruins that season? This new generation of the Bruins-Habs rivalry is ready to write the next chapter and whether its at TD Garden or the Bell Centre, yes Mr. Edwards - the building will be vibrating. James Murphy is a freelance reporter who also writes for NHL.com, the Boston Herald and XNsports.com. He covered the Boston Bruins/NHL for last 11 seasons writing for ESPNBoston.com, ESPN.com, NHL.com, NESN.com, the Boston Metro, Insidehockey.com and Le Hockey Magazine. Murphy also currently hosts the radio show "Murphys Hockey Law" heard Saturdays 9-11 AM ET on Sirius/XM NHL Network Radio and 4-6 PM ET on Websportsmedia.com. In addition to that, he is a regular guest TSN 690 in Montreal and Sirius/XM NHL Network Radio as well as a hockey analyst on CTV Montreal. Nike Air Max 1 Baratas . Tokarski is 2-0-0 with a 1.84 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage in three games for Montreal this season. He made 29 saves Sunday night in a 2-0 victory over the Sabres in Buffalo. 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Rays third baseman Evan Longoria, who made four errors in the series and was the target of the Rogers Centre fans, drove in four runs with a two-run homer, a single and a double. Desmond Jennings also homered and drove in two runs and Luke Scott drove in two runs with a double in the Rays three-run ninth in which Longoria also doubled in a run. Both the home runs came in the Rays three-run fifth inning after the Blue Jays had tied the game 3-3 in the fourth. Jennings hit a solo homer, his first, and Longoria hit a two-run blast, his second, to put the Rays into the lead. "Tonight was a situation where we couldnt seem to maintain any momentum that we would generate offensively," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said. "But Henderson kept us in the ball game until the three runs they scored in the (fifth) inning." Jeremy Hellickson (2-0) allowed three runs, two earned, in 5 2/3 innings to earn the win. Alvarez (0-1) gave up six hits in 6 1/3 innings while striking out four. The promising 22-year-old walked more than one batter for only the second time in 13 career starts. Both times it was against Tampa Bay. It was the second 2-1 series loss in a row for the Blue Jays and they finished a nine-game home stand with a 4-5 record. The Rays completed a 10-game trip 4-6. "That was very challenging," Rays first baseman Carlos Pena said. "We had a couple of opening days, a bunch of day games. It was a challenge to get your rest, get your preparation routine in line. We held our own and we get back home with positive momentum on our side and something to build from." Alvarez is now 0-2 against the Rays, also losing to them last Aug. 26 when he allowed four earned runs and three homers in that game over six innings. "I just happened to have two bad games and both games have been against Tampa Bay," Alvarez said through an interpreter. Ben Zobrist singled in the first and scored the first run on Longorias single. The Blue Jays (6-6) answered with a run in the home first. Yunel Escobar followed up Wednesdays four-hit game with a leadoff single, took secondd on a wild pitch, and scored on Adam Linds two-out double. Air Max Classic Bw Baratas. The Rays (7-6) took a 3-1 lead with in the second. The inning started when Matt Joyce was hit by a pitch. He scored from second on a two-out single to right by Sean Rodriguez, who went all the way to third on a throwing error charged to Jose Bautista on the throw home. The ball skipped past catcher J.P. Arencibia and hit Alvarez, who was backing up home plate, on the left shoulder. Alvarez was able to continue after receiving attention. "It didnt affect me after I was hit," Alvarez said. "I was hit in the left shoulder right on the bone, but it didnt affect me when I was pitching." The Blue Jays tied the game 3-3 in the fourth. Colby Rasmus out down a bunt single with one out. Arencibia who entered the game batting .063 (2-for-32), got his second hit of the night with a double to right field over the head of Zobrist. Rodriguez was charged with a throwing error on Escobars grounder to short and Arencibia slid home with the tying run. After Alvarez retired eight batters in a row, Jennings homered to left to restore Tampa Bays lead. Zobrist walked with one out and Longoria hit a long blast to centre for his second homer of the season to put Tampa Bay into a 6-3 lead. Despite the rough outing, Alvarez drew praise from the opposing dugout. "Im a big fan," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Hes a good young pitcher. Hes 22 years of age, hes got a bowling ball sinker pitch, hes going to get a ton of ground balls. As he really understands and learns what he wants to do as a major league pitcher, hes going to be really good. We got to him today a little bit but I do like him a lot." Arencibia hit another ball hard in the sixth but Joyce made a superb catch at the left-field wall. It turned out to be a big play as the Jays loaded the bases, but Lind lined out to first against J.P. Howell to end the inning. Notes: Attendance at Rogers Centre was 18,976. ...After the game the Blue Jays called up right-hander Drew Hutchison from double-A New Hampshire and he will start Saturday against in Kansas City. Left-hander Evan Crawford was sent on option to New Hampshire while right-hander Jesse Litsch was moved from the 15-day to the 60 day disabled list to make room for Hutchison on the 40-man roster. ...The roof was open for the first time this season. ...Kyle Drabek (2-0, 1.42 earned-run average) goes for his third consecutive win on Friday at Kansas City when he faces Luke Hochevar (1-1, 7.84 ERA). ...The Rays claimed first baseman-outfielder Brandon Allen off waivers from Oakland. ...Rays centre-fielder B.J. Upton was scheduled to come off the disabled list on Friday. 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