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NHL: Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 1

MONTREAL, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Martin St. Louis scored two goals and added two assists Thursday night as Tampa Bay pulled away for a 4-1 victory over Montreal.

The Canadiens had a season-high six-game unbeaten streak snapped.

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St. Louis was voted to the Eastern Conference All-Star team before the game. The diminutive winger celebrated by beating goaltender Jose Theodore from the high slot just under five minutes into the second period to snap a 1-1 tie.

St. Louis capped the scoring at 3:41 of the third period, putting another wrist shot through Theodore's pads for his 14th goal. He also set up second-period goals by Fredrik Modin and Ruslan Fedotenko and leads the team with 22 assists.

Tampa Bay is 15


0 when scoring at least three goals but won for just the third time in 10 games (3-5-2).

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