this is claude julien after the game. >> claude, what were the issues with trying to get the bottom six rhythm, it seems like it was a challenge in the first period. >> it was. we had a tough night. it's the unfortunate part is that i think we played one of our probably worst game at the worst time. i think it's just -- it seemed like where it was one of those nights where we couldn't get anything going first period. they were all over us. and we just -- it didn't matter couldn't get it going and we didn't obviously deserve to win and we got to kind of push this aside and, it's unfortunately that it was on a big stage like this and you would like to have your team give a better performance, but we didn't. >> claude, considering what was at stake here, plus the build up to all of it, could you finger on why you got off to such a rough start? >> not really. and that's what happens sometimes. we have nights where things just don't go your way and we just couldn't seem to find the rhythm, we couldn't seem to find our game and we know we have challenges, but we didn't want to use that as an

claude julien paying homage to bill belichick with the hooded sweatshirt. david desharnais with the pass and the habs take a 1-0 lead. max pacioretty finds brendan gallagher. he knocks the puck out of midair. it's 3-0. habs lead. the bruins finally getting some puck luck in the third. adam mcquaid with the shot. matt beleskey redirects it in. boston able to give the 67,000 fans something to cheer about. it's 3-1. that was it from the bruins. montreal wins it 5-1. they dominate from started to finish. >> we just couldn't seem to find the rhythm. we couldn't seem the find our game. you know, we know we have challenges, but we didn't want the use that as an excuse and we shouldn't. but they came out really hard. they came out well. they seem to be on their toes and they had us on our heels early. >> that was a poor effort on our part. we came out hesitant. we were second on pucks. we tried to do too much and squeeze the stick, but right now it's... we have to i guess put it behind us and look forward because there are some big games coming up. >> alex: no ques

claude julien' s pre-game speech not inspiration scale. >> we have enough of talent and people in here to do the job. bob: instead of the game of their lives the bruins played , perhaps their worst game of the year. there was plenty of pomp, but the bruins quickly found themselves in the circumstance of being in a hole. montreal' s david desharnais swats the puck out of the air twice and finally gets it to trickle past tuukka rask. 2nd period this time it' s bryan flynn knocking a puck out of the air and paul byron re-directs it home. ok theme developing here' s a montreal goal that never seems to touch the ice, max pacioretty batting at the puck around shoulder height and then brendan gallagher giving it a backhand swipe out of the air. montreal up 3-nothing. now, here' s holliston' s own mike condon with the save of the game ryan spooner looking at a lot of empty net but condon swallows up the shot with his giant glove condon with 27 saves. was on a re-direct by matt belesky. the bruins lose this one 5-1. >> we did not play the way we should have in front of him. >> everyone is reall

patriots coach bill belichick took a few turns with bruins coach claude julien. not too bad at all, and he wore an nhl outdoor classic hat along with his signature hoodie. the bruins host the montreal canadiens, outdoors tomorrow afternoon at the home of the pats. and by the way, check out the goalie mask for the bruins' tuukka rask for the game. it features several prominent patriots, tom brady, julien edelman and gronk spiking the football. big day in college football. the national semifinal playoff games. at the orange bowl, it was top ranked clemson in orange against number 4 oklahoma. 3rd quarter, a 35 yard touchdown as deshaun watson finds hunter renfro, who escapes the cornerback and scores 30-17. 4th quarter, wayne gallman 4 yard td run. oklahoma was a popular pick to pull off the mild upset. no-way, says clemson. the undefeated tigers are going to the championship game. they win 37-17. and it looks like they will take on alabama, they are rolling over the spartans in the cotton bowl. s hometown hero is amanda murray of bow. for the falcons. she plays bas

as many of their own fans, facing a bitter rival, and the bruins came up with what head coach claude julien called their worst game at the worst time. here' s what the home of the patriots looked like today with 67,000 fans filling all the seats and the standing room only. bruins and canadiens ready to go holliston native mike condon' s goalie mask reminding him to do his job. tuukka rask also looking for inspiration from the champion patriots. but it' s montreal' s big day max pacioretty bats a puck out of the air and brendan gallagher re-directs it home. montreal the much better team today cruises to an easy 5-1 win the local kid making 27 saves, i had a lot of friends and family here tonight. i don' t think you could scripted any better. >> we did not deserve to win and we have to kind of push this aside. it' s unfortunate that it was on a big stage like this. you would like your team to give a better performance, but we didn' t. ask -- >> no, they didn' t we' ll hear from several embarrassed bruins players coming up later in sports. >> next, get ready for the coldest air of the season.

the breakdown today at 8:00 a.m., claude julien. noon, snow south of the river. 3:00, snow generally along and southeast of 71. by 6:00, snow continues to most places seeing snow showers in the evening. some areas get hit harder than others. the snowfall forecast, this is not a huge issue for folks and 74 and southeastern indiana right you may still get snow showers this morning. substantial accumulation south. 1-3 inches of snow for downtown cincinnati. we may be on the low end of those totals for those of you in hamilton county. cincinnati that has five inches more than we do downtown. a band of for-six inches from walton, alexandra, mount or, georgetown. feist expected -- highest expected snowfall totals, the extreme portions of hamilton county good southernmost adams county is where we could see 6-10 inches of snow. here is the futurecast. lunchtime, you see those snow showers creep toward the ohio river and overspread the ohio river to the east. getting into lunchtime and -- how about 3:00? are the bulk of the snow is east and

doesn't sound very promising but claude julien's team owns the best road record in the n.h.l. and this could actually give tonight in new jersey. new jersey good teams, we have to turn this around and sometimes it's a good him to go on the road and feel good about ourselves. like the bruins the celtics have hit the skids recently. dropping four of their last five game the latest setback coming last night in chicago. brad stevens's team is especially disappointing at the garden suffering a pair of losses on their home court against the legally nets and lak lakers diring this five game stretch. but the c's will look to get back in the win column on sunday night when they continue the three game road trip in memphis. i'm alex corddry, that's a look at 7 sportment . here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. with internet fast enough for your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the pas

he went for a skate with bruins' coach claude julien. he looked a little shaky at first but quickly got the hang of things and the b's coach seemed impressed. >> what i saw from him to be honest, is from the second he put his skates on to how he finished, he improved quite a bit. that quickly. >> nancy: now belichick has apparently been on the ice before, so it didn't take him too long to get the hang of things. coming up later in this hour, we'll take a look at the canadiens' player who is a big fan of tom brady. he wanted to run into him here at gillette. so we'll take a look at what has happened, if that meeting has happened. for now, live in foxborough, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> you're eating too much. >> christa: how precious. bruins' forward patrice bergeron showing off his new baby. little zach was born in october, and the proud dad says he's getting wig. this is first child for the couple and the bruins' player says he could not be happier. >> i think my parents have told me that probably 1,000 times growing up

but they haven't let their execution claude julien wanting his team to pick up their against philly given way last two games have gone facing fliers. already up one-0 in first b's on another power play they get second power play goal. brad rips one timer off beautiful feed from cha ra and two-0 bruinsthird period struggle continues for bees wayne shi mondays clean mess his second of night we're tied up 2-2. with under two minutes left, in unlikely hero for the b's brett connolly tips in the game winner off cha ra shot his seventh goal of the season and just as third since thanksgiving. bruins win it 3-2. celtics visiting washington in nation capital they are looking for around third straight win. so first quarter, check out johnson the big block on temple. jay crowder beats everyone back other way for the easy lay up. c's led by foufr at the half break it open at the end of third i satisfactory a thomas getting to rack at will and celtics close quarter on tefl-3 run. he drops 23. c's on fire in fourth. three tapping 14-2 run. celtics win it 116-91. scoring over 100 points for their ninth

pats head coach bill belichick and bruins coach claude julien had their skate session and he talked about how belichick did. honest is from the second he put the skates onto how he bit. that quickly. >> i love claude he is a great guy and you know i think we probably have a lot in common just in the way we coach and look at the game and look at you know the team and things like that. >> also check out twoth special winter classic goalie mask. he goes with the full patriots theme great images of tom brady and rob gronkowski and he hadelmen a -- edelman. >> a lot of detail. >> going for the win. >> yeah. >>> in the next half-hour we are following developing news. the latest on a ttv crash. >> -- atv crash. >> and a warning for americans in dubai. >> and the longest serving mayor spending his last day in find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. centrum brings us the biggest news... in multivitamin history. a moment when something so familiar... becomes something so...new. introducing new cen

bill belichick took a few turns with claude julien. they wore the nhl hat along with the significant hoody. they host the montreals >>> the matchup for the college football championship game is set. it will be number one against number two. clemson pulled away from oklahoma in the second half of the orange bowl. number two alabama shut out michigan state in the cotton bowl. the tigers and the tide will face off on january 11th in glendale, arizona. >>> today's rose parade faces a new challenge. it runs through an area now under a citrus quarantine. the floats and the new year's day parade are famous. an outbreak of citrus greening disease prompted a quarantine across more than 100 miles of southern california. designers say they've worked around the quarantine rules and the floats will be as beautiful as ever. the rose parade kicks off at 11:00 fouled by the citrus bowl at 1:00 right here on wmur news 9. >> now your storm watch hayley: always amazing to see those floats all decorated with flowers completely made out of them. here's a l