BOSTON -- Its always fun for the players and fans when the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens get together for the latest renewal of one of the great rivalries in sports.Its even better when both are healthy and playing well, which is the case for their first 2016-17 meeting Saturday night at TD Garden.Both got their most important player back for Thursday nights fourth game of the season, with the Canadiens getting goaltender Carey Price back while Bruins center Patrice Bergeron made his return.Both were factors in wins as Montreal moved to 3-0-1 with a 5-2 home win over the Arizona Coyotes and the Bruins to 3-1-0 with a 2-1 home decision over the New Jersey Devils.In our mind, and I think most people in the league, hes the best goalie in the world, and you just cant replace that, Brendan Gallagher said after Price made 27 saves in his first regular-season game with the Habs since last Nov. 25. He missed the rest of last season with a knee injury and the first three games of 2016-17 with the flu.In Boston, Bergeron, out for the first three games with a lower-body injury, scored with 1:15 left to give his team the win in his first game back.He does so much for our team ... having Bergy back is great, linemate Brad Marchand said after setting Bergeron up for the winner. He brings so many things to the table.Both Price and Bergeron were keys to Team Canada winning the World Cup of Hockey. Both returned to their teams, Price playing one preseason game before getting sick and Bergeron two for the Bruins, before going down.Their respective teams did well without them, but are clearly better off than they were before Thursday.He was good, as good as always, said newly acquired Montreal defenseman Shea Weber, who played his first game in front of Price. He made some big saves at key times, and obviously we know what were going to get with him. Hes a great player, hes a great competitor, and hes going to give us a chance to win every night.Bergeron was replaced during his absence by the newly signed David Backes, who centered Marchand and David Pastrnak -- and the line didnt miss a beat. Backes slid down to right wing on the line centered by David Krejci on Thursday.Marchand scored the first goal and both he and Pastrnak were a plus-2 in the win -- raising both to an NHL-best plus-9 through the first four games. Marchand, armed with a new $49 million contract, has three goals and nine points while Pastrnak owns four goals and seven points in four games.The Canadiens have had the better of the rivalry in recent years, but the Bruins did win two of the last three between the two last season -- Montreals win in that span a 5-1 outdoor drubbing of the Bruins at Gillette Stadium in the Winter Classic.Tuukka Rask, who has allowed just five goals in his 3-0 start to the season, was declared out against the Canadiens after battling soreness. Rask was held out of practice Friday and missed Saturdays morning skate.Rask was just 5-15-3 lifetime against the Canadiens, while Price is an impressive 22-8-3 against Boston.The Bruin recalled Zane McIntyre from Providence on an emergency basis and to serve as Anton Khudobins backup against the Canadiens.One major change in the rivalry involves Weber, acquired from the Nashville Predators in an even swap for P.K. Souban, the latter the No. 1 villain of the TD Garden crowd. No one in Boston hates Shea Weber.The Bruins opened last season with three straight home games, losing all three en route to 17-18-6 season home record (25-13-3 on the road) and missed the playoffs for the second straight season. Thats what made it important for them to win Thursday in the opener of a three-game homestand.We talked about our home record in the last few years and we wanted to do the job early, especially in the first game -- and its one step but were happy with it, said Bergeron.The Canadiens are 1-0-1 on the road.Yellow Gold Swell Bottle .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. Swell Wood Water Bottle . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. http://www.swellbottlesales.com/ . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Cheap Swell Bottles . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. Swell Bottle Outlet . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Bill Belichick is a grandfather for the first time, and the New England Patriots head coach proudly announced the news in a unique way at the beginning of his conference call Tuesday morning.We have a roster addition to announce this morning, which is a little different than the usual one. The emphasis would be on little, he said. We can add newborn Blakely Rose to the depth chart. She was born this morning to my son Steve and the real MVP, Jen. So this is a happy and exciting day for all of us.Steve Belichick is in his fifth season as a Patriots assistant. He currently serves as the teams safeties coach.Bill Belichicks two other children, Amanda and Brian, also have pursued careers in sports. Amanda enters her second season as the Holy Cross womens lacrosse coach, and Brian is in his first season as a Patriots scouting assistant.In a lighthearted moment on the conference call, the 64-year-old Belichick was asked for the height-weight-speed scouting report on Blakely Rose. As one would expect, he had them at the ready: 20 inches, 7 pounds.Belichicks Tuesday conference calls traditionally preview the teams upcoming week of practice and opponent.Along those lines, while running back Dion Lewis (knee) and offensive guard Tre Jackson (knee) are eligible to begin practicing after opening the season on the physically unable to perform list, Belichick said probably not this week when asked if there were plans to have them back on the field.Finally, after experiencing issues with sideline communication devices during Sundays home victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, he spoke passionately about his frustration.As you probably noticed, Im done with the tablets, Belichick said. Ive given them as much time as I can give them. Theyre just too undependable for me. Im going to stick with pictures, which several of our other coaches do as well because there just isnt enough consistency in the performance of the tablets and I just cant take it anymore.ddddddddddddDuring the Patriots 16-0 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Oct. 2, Belichick was seen on the television broadcast slamming a tablet down with force, sparking Bills offensive lineman Richie Incognito to joke on his Instagram account.As for the communication between coaches in the press box to the sideline, as well as the coaching signal-caller to the huddle, Belichick said that technological devices fail on a regular basis.There are very few games that we play -- home or away, day-night, cold-hot, preseason-regular season-postseason, it doesnt make any difference -- when there arent issues in some form or fashion with that equipment, he said.Later Tuesday, Microsoft responded to Belichicks comments.We respect Coach Belichicks decision, but stand behind the reliability of Surface. We continue to receive positive feedback on having Surface devices on the sidelines from coaches, players and team personnel across the league. In the instances where sideline issues are reported in NFL games, we work closely with the NFL to quickly address and resolve.The NFL also released a statement.Since Microsoft has been a partner of the NFL and implemented their technology on our sidelines, the efficiency and speed of communication between coaches has greatly increased. As with any technology, there are multiple factors that can cause issues within our sideline communications system either related to or outside of Microsofts technology. We continue to work with all of our partners to ensure the best systems are in place to give our clubs the greatest chance for success on a weekly basis. ' ' '