Breaking the bad habit

Montreal's goaltender Christobal Huet stopped 44 of the 45 shots he faced to help the Montreal Canadiens defeat the Atlanta Trashers 4-1 in Atlanta.

Alex Kovalev scored the first goal of the game that gave enough momentum to the team for the lenght of the game. Sergei Samsonov who was scratched from the lineup in the team's last game, ended his 17 game drought and finally scored a goal. Guillaume Latendresse played well in Kovalev's company as he picked up 2 assists in the game. Sheldon Souray and Thomas Plekanec both scored on the power play.

The next game for Montreal is the last game before the all-star game break and the Habs will face the Buffalo Sabres.