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NHL: Montreal 4, Philadelphia 2

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Published: Dec. 21, 2006 at 11:09 PM

MONTREAL, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Four players each scored one goal Thursday night as Montreal beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2.

Guillaume Latendresse and Craig Rivet scored power play goals to give Montreal a 2-0 lead in the second period.

Mike Johnson scored unassisted at 19:11 of the second period to give Montreal a 3-2 advantage after two periods; and Christopher Higgins scored at 13:57 in the third to cap the scoring.

Andrei Markov had two assists; and goalie David Aebischer gave up two goals on 28 shots for the Canadiens, who have a five-game winning streak.

Mike Knuble and Jeff Carter scored once each; while Antero Niittymaki was beaten four times on 37 shots for the Flyers, whose franchise-record losing streak rose to eight games in a row.

On the power play, Montreal went 2-for-8; and Philadelphia was 2-for-5.

Topics: Andrei Markov, Antero Niittymaki, Christopher Higgins, Craig Rivet, Guillaume Latendresse, Jeff Carter, Mike Johnson, Mike Knuble
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