CANADIENS STUN BRUINS.(SPORTS)

Byline: Combined wire services

MONTREAL -- The Bruins had the points in the regular season. They had the No. 1 seed in the East. They had the confidence, they had the expectations. They had the veteran forwards, the high scorers, the big and talented front line, and the goaltending. They believed that all of those ingredients would translate into postseason success.

Instead, the hopes for a first Stanley Cup for Boston in 30 years evaporated into the thin Montreal air Monday night as the Bruins were eliminated with a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Molson Centre, ending the first-round series in six games.

If the Bruins were the favorites …