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Improving Habs march into Atlanta News Sports Entertainment Radio TV My Region Member Centre Login Sign UpCharlottetown Change City1c Mostly CloudyTomorrow11c A few flurries Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool FIFA World Cup Vancouver Now Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis LICENSE EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Improving Habs march into AtlantaMontreal has been strong since teams anniversary celebrations endedLast Updated Saturday December 12 2009 1207 PM ET Comments13Recommend10By Malcolm Kelly CBC Sports The Habs will be trying to trip up the Thrashers and Evander Kane right on Saturday night in Georgia (Graham HughesCanadian Press)It may be a nice break for the Montreal Canadiens to play in Atlanta on Saturday night (CBC Sports CBCsportsca 7 pm ET) They will at least find some peace and quietLes Habitants have finally finished a 100th anniversary celebration at home that seems to have gone on for 10 years (mild exaggeration) so now they can actually get some of their games going on timeAnd it seems to have been just the tonic as the Canadiens (15152) put together a threegame winning streak that began against the Boston Bruins on the final party night at the Bell Centre eight days agoIt could have been four straight but for a tough loss to the defending Stanley Cup champs from Pittsburgh on Thursday that turned on a quick whistle by a referee which wiped out a late tying goal by Scott GomezWhats been especially gratifying has been the play of goaltender Carey Price who has played three of the last four games and stood tall while his teammates were being outshot by an average of 10 a contest Included was a seasonlow 13 shots at the Flyers net in Mondays 31 win over PhiladelphiaCarey played unbelievable again for us said centre Maxim Lapierre after Thursdays tough loss And we still have to build on the last four games weve playedThrashers missing home fansIn Montreal the seats are always full and the bodies in them always loud Atlanta Not so muchUnless Pittsburgh comes to town there are always legions of empty seats deep in the heart of Georgia despite the way the Thrashers (15113) have playedCoach John Andersons charges come home from a 13 road trip that ended with a 42 loss to Vancouver on Thursday game No 3 in four nightsOut on the left coast the former blond (now grey) bench boss watched Nik Antropov direct one into ...