Canadiens triumph on their anniversary

By: JournalNow Staff | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 05, 2009

Canadiens 5, Bruins 1: Mike Cammalleri scored three times in the second period and Montreal celebrated its 100th anniversary with a win over visiting Boston last night.
Cammalleri scored twice to put Montreal up 3-0 before completing his fourth career hat trick with the Canadiens' fifth goal late in the middle period.
Jaroslav Spacek and Glen Metropolit also scored for Montreal.

Predators 4, Blackhawks 1: Dan Ellis stopped 34 shots, and Dan Hamhuis, Martin Erat and Jordin Tootoo each had a goal and an assist to lead Nashville over Chicago last night
Joel Ward also scored for Nashville.
Ellis, making just his second start in Nashville's last 12 games, was busiest in the first period when Chicago had 15 shots. Jonathan Toews scored midway through the period following a flashy stickhandling move.

Wild 5, Ducks 4 (SO): Guillame Latendresse scored the winning goal in the shootout to give Minnesota a victory over visiting Anaheim last night.
Latendresse fired a shot through the legs of Anaheim goalie Jonas Hiller in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Wild points in six straight games.

Devils 3, Lightning 2: Jamie Langenbrunner scored with 38.1 seconds left in regulation to give New Jersey a win over visiting Tampa Bay last night.

Andy Greene fired a shot that Langenbrunner deflected past Antero Niittymaki to give the Devils their seventh win in the past eight games at home.