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Canadiens host inconsistent Hurricanes

Dec 8, 2007 - 2:22 PM Carolina (15-11-3) at Montreal (14-10-4) 7:00 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) - After snapping a three-game losing streak, the Montreal Canadiens go for their second straight win on Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Chris Higgins scored a power-play goal and added two assists as the Canadiens got back on track with a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Rookie Carey Price made 24 saves as Montreal downed the Bruins for the seventh straight game.

Higgins, who is tied with Alex Kovalev for the team lead with 12 goals, registered his second multi-point game of the season against the Bruins and has a modest three-game point streak going.

Price, who has split time in net with Cristobal Huet, has posted a 7-4-1 record with a 2.86 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage.

The Hurricanes have alternated wins and losses over their last four games but remain in first place in the Southeast Division with 33 points.

Carolina suffered a 2-1 setback to the Tampa Bay Lightning during its last game on Thursday. Cam Ward made 30 saves for the Hurricanes but it wasn't enough as the goalie fell to 13-7-2 this season.