BOSTON (AP) – Craig Rivet scored with one minute left in overtime and Jose Theodore made 37 saves to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

Montreal is 4-1 in its last five games.

Rivet scored the winner when he skated past the Boston defense and put a shot from the slot past goalie Andrew Raycroft.

Travis Green tied the game when he knocked down Nick Boynton’s shot from the point and backhanded a shot past Theodore early in the second period. Boynton assisted on both Boston goals.

Raycroft made 23 saves for Boston, which is 0-1-2-1 in its last four.

Montreal took a 2-1 first period lead courtesy of goals by Yanic Perreault and Michael Ryder. Perreault’s one-timer beat Raycroft and Ryder tied Richard Zednik for the team lead with 19 goals with a power-play score. Ryder has four goals in the last four games.

Martin Lapointe sandwiched in a power-play goal for Boston when he knocked in a rebound off a shot by Brian Rolston. Lapointe’s goal snapped a Bruins scoreless drought of 152 minutes, 53 seconds, and it was Boston’s second power-play goal in its last 26 chances.

Perreault’s goal ended a streak of 105:18 in which the Canadiens failed to score against Boston.

Notes: Green returned to the lineup after missing 10 games with a rib injury. … Saku Koivu’s two assists gave him six in the last four games.

… Boston’s Patrice Bergeron missed the game with a shoulder bruise and Sergei Samsonov remained out of the lineup with a rib injury. … Montreal is 7-11-1 against the Northeast Division this season. … Mike Ribeiro’s assist added to his team-leading 53 points for the Canadiens.

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