Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist and Jimmy Howard made 36 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Friday in the matchup between Original Six rivals.

Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall and Patrick Eaves also scored for Detroit. Howard made a spectacular glove save while flat on his back on P.K. Subban's shot off a rebound with 2:39 left.

Travis Moen and Benoit Pouliot scored for Montreal. Carey Price stopped 28 shots.

A large contingent of Montreal fans traded "Go Habs go!" chants with Red Wings supporters' chants of "Go Wings go!" and urged on Price with shouts of "Carey! Carey!" after a couple of sequences.

Pouliot pulled Montreal to 3-2 at 7:43 of the third period on a slap shot from the high slot area for his seventh goal. Eaves got an empty-net goal in the final minute.

Detroit took a 3-1 lead with two goals in the second period.

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