While it is generally quite difficult to get an NHL general manager to admit that one regular season game is more important than any other, Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli admitted that tonights grudge match between his team and the Montreal Canadiens has the potential to be memorable. . "Theres 82 of these games, but this is one of the more exciting ones," Chiarelli told Michael Landsberg today on Off the Record. There has been no lack of hype leading up to the sixth and final regular season encounter between these two storied rivals. While the Canadiens hold a 4-1 advantage so far in the season series, the Bruins lone victory came in a vicious encounter that saw the two teams rack up 14 goals and 182 minutes in penalties. The tensions then were raised to another level in their last meeting after Habs forward Max Pacioretty suffered a concussion and fractured vertebra after his head was driven into a stanchion near the players bench by Bruins captain Zdeno Chara. The furor reached a fever pitch when Chara received no additional discipline for the hit, causing outrage in Quebec with NHL sponsors Air Canada and VIA Rail threatening to pull their sponsorship if the league did not clean up their act. The lead up to tonights contest (TSN, 7pm et/4pm pt) makes it one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the season between teams that Chiarelli considers the biggest rivals in the NHL. "Ive been part of the Toronto and Ottawa rivalry and this seems pretty big now," Chiarelli told Landsberg. The ill will between the two sides grew on Wednesday when Bruins veteran Mark Recchi went on a Boston radio station and made claims that the Canadiens embellished Paciorettys injury in order to get Chara suspended. While Chiarelli said he was less than thrilled at Recchis comments, he supports his players right to state his opinion. "I thought that we didnt need to stir up any more stuff for this game," said Chiarelli. "I want these guys to speak their minds so if they felt that way then well, they felt that way." While Chiarelli would not comment on whether he believed that the Canadiens were playing up the injury for their own personal gain, he felt that Paciorettys situation seemed very different to that of his own player, Patrice Bergeron, who was also diagnosed with a Grade 3 concussion earlier in his career. Just days after the diagnosis, Pacioretty sent out a message to his followers on Twitter (@MaxPacioretty67) that he was at the movie theatre, something Recchi took issue with. "Ive been part of some significant concussions, Grade 2 and Grade 3, where the players have been in a fog for a long, long time. I dont know how accurate the Tweets are, so I would say, Im not sure." While the Bruins were criticized for their overly physical brand of hockey, Chiarelli made no apologies about the style his team employed. 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Malkin registered at least one point in all six games of Pittsburghs first-round victory over the New York Islanders and added two more in the Game 1 triumph to push his point total to 13 (3G, 10A). Only Bostons David Krejci has more points this postseason with 14 on five goals and nine assists. Meanwhile, Tomas Vokoun will get the start again in Game 2 for the Penguins. He recorded his third straight victory on Tuesday since replacing Marc-Andre Fleury prior to Game 5 against the Isles. The veteran netminder made 35 saves in Game 1 and has turned away 101-of-105 shots since taking over between the pipes. "Vokoun, since hes come in, hes been great," Pittsburgh forward Jarome Iginla said. "You can tell hes feeling good, and I think its definitely a good situation to have as a team when you have two confident goaltenders like we have." Chris Kunitz also notched a goal and an assist, with Paul Martin and Pascal Dupuis potting the other goals for the Penguins, who finiished 2-for-4 on the power play and added a short-handed goal in the victory. ... Castillo Jersey. Dupuis has six goals in seven playoff games this spring, tying him with Chicagos Patrick Sharp for the postseason lead. "I think hes always had the speed and strength, but hes going to a lot of tough areas and hes getting opportunities to put it in the back of the net," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said of Dupuis. The seventh-seeded Senators, who beat Montreal in five games during the opening round, fell to 2-2 on the road in the 2013 playoffs after dropping Game 1 in Pittsburgh. Colin Greening scored the lone Ottawa goal, while Craig Anderson was tagged for all four goals on 30 shots for the Senators, who failed to score on all five of their power-play opportunities. "The difference of the game is obviously the execution of their power play," Ottawa coach Paul MacLean lamented. "And giving up a shorthanded goal accentuates our special-teams play much more." Ottawa hit on 6-of-25 chances with the man advantage in Round 1 against Montreal. Senators head coach Paul MacLean confirmed that Eric Gryba is out and Andre Benoit is in for Game 2. As well, Guillaume Latendresse will play for Zack Kassian. Jason Spezza is nearing a return from back surgery, but Ottawas top centerman has been ruled out for Fridays game. Spezza hasnt played since the fifth game of the season, but he could be ready to jump back on the ice when the series heads to Canadas capital city. The Senators will host Game 3 on Sunday. This is the fourth all-time playoff series between the clubs. Ottawa won the first encounter in the 2007 conference quarterfinals, before Pittsburgh ousted the Sens from the first round in 2008 and 2010. The Penguins won all three meetings with Ottawa during the regular season. ' ' '