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December 29, 2011, Thursday
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THE Montreal Canadiens exploded out of a five-game losing streak to beat division rivals the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Tuesday and give interim coach Randy Cunneyworth his first taste of success.
Cunneyworth, who replaced the fired Jacques Martin, had lost his first four games in charge but watched Montreal's offense come alive on Tuesday as they rebounded from Zack Smith's goal to score five in a row and grab the game by the throat.
"I think relief is one word, but obviously we're pleased," Cunneyworth told reporters. "We expected it sooner, but going forward we want it to happen more often."
Lars Eller, Tomas Plekanec and Michael Cammalleri scored in the first period to make it 3-1 before Louis Leblanc and P.K. Subban found the net in the second to pad the lead further.
Ottawa's Jason Spezza reduced the deficit to 5-2 in the second before Erik Cole scored the Canadiens' sixth in the third period. Goaltender Carey Price made 33 saves for the Canadiens (14-16-7).
In Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall scored just 56 seconds apart in the third period to give the Red Wings a 3-2 comeback win over St. Louis, lifting them over the Blues in the NHL Central Division standings.
Elsewhere in the NHL, it was: Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 3; Lightning 5, Flyers 1; Jets 4, Avalanche 1; Penguins 4, Hurricanes 2; Flames 2, Blue Jackets 1, SO.
Cunneyworth, who replaced the fired Jacques Martin, had lost his first four games in charge but watched Montreal's offense come alive on Tuesday as they rebounded from Zack Smith's goal to score five in a row and grab the game by the throat.
"I think relief is one word, but obviously we're pleased," Cunneyworth told reporters. "We expected it sooner, but going forward we want it to happen more often."
Lars Eller, Tomas Plekanec and Michael Cammalleri scored in the first period to make it 3-1 before Louis Leblanc and P.K. Subban found the net in the second to pad the lead further.
Ottawa's Jason Spezza reduced the deficit to 5-2 in the second before Erik Cole scored the Canadiens' sixth in the third period. Goaltender Carey Price made 33 saves for the Canadiens (14-16-7).
In Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall scored just 56 seconds apart in the third period to give the Red Wings a 3-2 comeback win over St. Louis, lifting them over the Blues in the NHL Central Division standings.
Elsewhere in the NHL, it was: Panthers 5, Maple Leafs 3; Lightning 5, Flyers 1; Jets 4, Avalanche 1; Penguins 4, Hurricanes 2; Flames 2, Blue Jackets 1, SO.
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