Posted: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 Evgeni Malkin (71), playing in his 300th straight game, can't get this shot past St. Louis goalie Chris Mason (center) as defenseman Roman Polak applies pressure. Malkin scored on one of his career-high 12 shots. MONTREAL Scott Gomez and Brian Gionta scored in the shootout, and the Montreal Canadiens stopped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win Tuesday against Atlanta. The Canadiens (3-5) avoided their worst start in nearly 70 years. Montreal was 1-10-1 during the 1940-41 season. Gionta, who also score late in the first period, sealed the win with a backhander past Ondrej Pavelec on Montreal's third attempt of the shootout. Colby Armstrong got the Thrashers to overtime with a goal at 6minutes, 6seconds of the third. Jaroslav Halak, however, stopped Ilya... [read full story]
