The recipe for a good rivalry typically does not need another dash of spice.

With both teams coming off hard losses and sitting tied atop the Atlantic Division standings, it could mean a little something extra when the Montreal Canadiens host the Boston Bruins in the storied rivals' first meeting of the season Saturday night.

"I never really look (at the standings). We had a tough one (Thursday), so we want to get back on track and have a really good game," Bruins coach Marco Sturm said. "That's the biggest thing for me. The standings, maybe the end of the season, but that's about it."

Boston had a seven-game win streak snapped with a 5-3 loss against the Ottawa Senators in the first half of its two-game Canadian road trip. Montreal, meanwhile, was handed its second straight setback in

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