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MONTREAL - The Winnipeg Jets will try to extend an eight-game point streak on tonight as they resume a road trip against the Montreal Canadiens. Viewers in the Jets region can catch all the action on TSN3 at 7pm et/6pm ct or follow along on TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg and TSN Radio 690 in Montreal. The Jets bounced back from a shootout loss to Pittsburgh with a 2-1 triumph over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday in a shootout. Mathieu Perreault had the winner in the sixth round. After Colin Greenings backhander was stopped in tight by Ondrej Pavelec, Perreault skated slowly up the slot and wristed a shot past Craig Anderson on the blocker side despite some subpar equipment. I think my last shift in overtime I blocked a shot with my stick and it was cracked, but I didnt know, said Perreault. If I shot it hard, I knew it would snap. So I went in there and tried to put it in the corner. Tobias Enstrom scored Winnipegs lone goal in regulation and Pavelec made 37 saves for the Jets, who have gone 6-0-2 since a regulation loss to Tampa Bay on Oct. 24. Winnipeg won the opener of a five-game road trip and should stick with the red-hot Pavelec tonight. The netminder has yielded one goal or fewer in five of his past seven games, but is just 4-8-1 lifetime versus the Canadiens with a 2.95 goals against average and .900 save percentage. The Canadiens shoot for a third victory in a row after winning the opener of a four-game homestand 4-1 over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Jiri Sekac and Lars Eller finished with a goal and an assist each, while Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty also tallied. Carey Price made 30 saves to help Montreal win back-to-back games following a three-game slide. We made a lot of good decisions tonight, said Price. By moving the puck out of our zone, we obviously were using our speed again. I thought we played a pretty solid game, all around. Sekac netted his second career goal in his eighth game and will get a chance to stick in the lineup as Rene Bourque was sent to the minors after clearing waivers. The 22-year-old Sekac has dressed for the past two games after being a healthy scratch for seven in a row. Price is 11-4-3 with a 2.24 GAA and .922 save percentage in his career versus the Jets, who have lost six of seven and nine of their last 11 against the Habs. Winnipeg had lost five straight in Montreal before recording a 2-1 victory at the Bell Centre on Feb. 2. Jets Projected Lines: Ladd - Little - Frolik Kane - Scheifele - Wheeler Perreault - Lowry - Byfuglien Galiardi - Slater - Thorburn Enstrom - Bogosian Stuart - Trouba Clitsome - Postma Pavelec Canadiens Projected Lines: Pacioretty - Desharnais - Parenteau Galchenyuk - Plekanec - Gallagher Prust - Eller - Sekac Bowman - Malhotra - Weise Markov - Subban Emelin - Weaver Beaulieu - Gilbert Price Tokarski TSN Game Notes: Teams split two games last season, WPG winning in MTL MTL has won five of their past six games at home vs WPG/ATL (lost last) Montreal (10-4-1): won two straight, 1GA in each game 4GF in 1st pd this season 4-0-0 when scoring first 0/19 on PP last nine games 300th career game for Subban Parenteau (1G, 1A) past two games Grand total of 1PT traded (Gonchar-1A, Moen-0PTS) Winnipeg (8-5-2): 6-0-2 past 8 games, 10GA, 24/28 on PK four of their past six games decided in a shootout 5-1-2 when scoring first Pavelec 4-1-1 on the road, 1.60GAA, .944sv% Scheifele (1G, 2A) 3 game PT streak USA Soccer Shirts . - The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent centre Brian de la Puente. 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NEW ORLEANS -- Drew Brees saw his face on giant Superdome video boards, then nodded and smiled as a jubilant crowd applauded the star quarterbacks latest milestone and the meaningful way in which he hit it. Brees passed for 313 yards and four touchdowns and New Orleans beat Carolina 31-13 on Sunday night to regain sole possession of first place in the NFC South and snap the Panthers winning streak at eight games. In the process, Brees became the fifth quarterback to eclipse 50,000 career yards passing. "Love this offence. Love what Sean Paytons put together," Brees said. The Panthers defence had not allowed more than two touchdowns in a game this season until the Saints (10-3) scored three in the second quarter alone, when Brees completed 14 of 16 passes for 159 yards. The Saints also became the only team this season to score more than 24 points against Carolina (9-4), which entered the game No. 1 in scoring defence, allowing 13.1 points per game. Brees first two scoring strikes went to Marques Colston, who made nine catches for 125 yards. Jimmy Graham added two TD catches, his second making it 31-6 in the fourth quarter. "We just had great balance," Brees said. "Marques came up with some huge catches, as did Jimmy. The line did a great job ... and the defence did a great job of getting us the ball." New Orleans sacked Cam Newton five times and did not allow a touchdown until 5:15 remained. Junior Galette had three of New Orleans sacks and Cameron Jordan two. The Panthers had the ball for 11:30 of the first quarter, showing an early ability to move the ball in the face of an energized and loud Superdome crowd, but only got two field goals out of it after New Orleans came up with clutch third-down stops, including one on third-and-goal from the 6. "Im surprised and disappointed. Were a better team than we played today," Carolina coach Ron Rivera said. "They have the crowd behind them and theyre on turf, not natural grass, which is a little bit different. It helps them as far as their speed and their timing. The things that they do here, they do very well. Well see how things go when they come to Carolina." Last Monday night, New Orleans went to Seattle looking to lead the race for the top playoff seeding in the NFC, only to fall 34-7 and drop into a tie with Carolina atop their division.dddddddddddd But the Saints looked like legitimate contenders again in their return home, where they are 7-0. They became the first team not to lose a turnover to the Panthers all season. Brees completed 30 of 42 passes in becoming the first quarterback to pass for at least 4,000 yards in eight straight season and pass for 30 TDs in six straight seasons. New Orleans now owns a one-game lead over the Panthers with three games to go, but travels to Carolina in two weeks. "Here we are, attempting to make another run at it," Brees said. "Obviously, some records and some other things, milestones along the way that you get to share, but Im just glad to be on the journey with this group of guys. Brees best drive began with 2:01 left in the first half and New Orleans at its own 24. He immediately found Lance Moore for 21 yards, Colston for 19 yards and Darren Sproles for 20, setting up Grahams 5-yard TD catch to make it 21-6. Newton was 22 of 34 passing for 160 yards, DeAngelo Williams returned from a quad contusion that sidelined him last week, gaining 52 yards on 13 carries. "It was a great measuring stick for who we are and where we have to go," Newton said. "The best thing about this is we have an opportunity to face this team again in two weeks. Those guys just were better than us today. Are they better than us? No." The Panthers struggled to move the ball on most drives after the first quarter, when Graham Gano hit field goals of 45 and 24 yards. Brees other TDs went for 8 yards to Graham and for 6 and 15 yards to Colston, who was hardly surprised by the QBs quick return to form. "Youve just got to see him throughout the week," Colston said. "The man works like Ive never seen. He deserves every bit of success that he gets." Notes: The other four QBs with 50,000 yards are: Brett Favre with 71,838, Peyton Manning with 64,009, Dan Marino with 61,361 and John Elway with 51,475. ... Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart left the game with a knee injury, the severity of which was not immediately disclosed. ' ' '