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Canadiens celebrate their Centennial by thumping Bruins LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeMONTREAL On the night the Montreal Canadiens turned 100 they played like the great teams of oldMike Cammalleri made like Rocket Richard with three goals and Carey Price like Georges Vezina with a 37save effort as the Canadiens celebrated their 100th anniversary with a 51 victory over the Boston Bruins on Friday nightWe all played inspired hockey said Price There were a lot of faces here I grew up watchingWe really wanted to win this one We were pumped up watching the guys out there and chatting with vets who won championships We wanted to win for them as well Were all pretty proud to be Canadiens tonightThe Canadiens founded eight years before the NHL was formed on Dec 4 1909 marked the occasion with a nostalgic 75minute pregame ceremony in which the jerseys of 1940s greats Elmer Lach and Butch Bouchard were retiredThen they went out and skated like their record 24 Stanley Cup teams from the past with opportunistic goals tight defence when it was needed and superb goaltendingThe performance had the sellout crowd of 21273 already on a high from a ceremony packed with stars of the past in a roar for most of the nightHopefully it had an inspiring effect added Cammalleri whose team was coming off two consecutive weak efforts including a 62 loss in Buffalo on Thursday night We played two games we werent happy with and Id hope we would have played like that anyway but for sure it hit an emotional chordCammalleris three goals came in a fourgoal second period while Glen Metropolit and Jaroslav Spacek also scored for Montreal (13142) which ended a fourgame winless run in a game witnessed by dozens of former greats including Hall of Famers like Jean Beliveau Guy Lafleur Patrick Roy and even former Detroit star Gordie HoweVladimir Sobotka scored for the Bruins (1495) who looked to have no legs after waiting out the ceremony They ended a sevengame string without a loss in regulation time And goaltender Tim Thomas was pulled after allowing five goals on 23 shots in two periods in favour of Tuukka RaskThomas refused to blame the ceremoniesI dont think tha...