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BOSTON — Alexander Semin is known as a goalscorer and that’s why Lars Eller was a bit surprised to find the puck on his stick early in the second period of the Canadiens’ 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.

“I know he would like to shoot it, but I think he saw out of the corner of his eye that I had a better position,” said Eller, who took advantage of that to beat Tuukka Rask and give the Canadiens a 2-0 lead. “I was ready for it, but I thought he was going to shoot.”

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The second line was the subject of speculation going into the season.

Was Alex Galchenyuk finally ready to play centre?

Would Eller be comfortable on the wing?

Could Semin rebound from the least-productive season of his career?

It’s too early to answer yes to all those, but the win in Boston showed the line’s potential.

Eller scored twice, Galchenyuk had three assists and Semin added a pair of helpers for his first points as a Canadien.