The Vancouver Canucks won their first game of the season after losing all three of the earlier ones. They beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-1 at GM Place to snap their losing streak and go to 1-3.
After Roberto Luongo looked dismal in the first three games, one of which he was actually replaced by backup Andrew Raycroft, he stopped 27 of 28 shots to get the win. He let in a soft goal by Andrei Kostitsyn, but otherwise was solid stopping Mike Camalleri twice on the same powerplay and shutting the door during a goal mouth scramble. This was the Luongo that the Canucks needed.
On the other side of the arena, the Montreal Canadiens turned in one of their worst performances of the season to become 2-2 on the season. Defensive turnovers, horrible line changes (one that led to Henrik Sedin's 2-on-0 breakaway goal), and a lack of offense. The Canadiens will have to turn their game around if they want a win on Saturday in Edmonton.
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