Captain Saku scores 2

Saku Koivu added 2 goals to his total and helped the Montreal Canadiens defeat the New-York Islanders 4-2. The Habs snap their 2-game losing streak (the longest of the season) and keep themselves in 4th place of the Eastern conference.

Guillaume Latendresse scored his 6th goal of the season and defensemen Craig Rivet scored his 3rd of the season the other goals for the Canadiens. Christobal Huet did well after giving an early goal to the Islanders early in the 1st period. Rick DiPietro was the losing goaltender in this one.

Next game for the Habs is saturday at the Bell centre against the 1st place Buffalo Sabres.