"The skinny: The Canadiens scored early, often as they grabbed a 4-0 lead in the first period and went on to crush the Western Conference-leading Detroit Red Wings 7-2 Wednesday night at the Bell Centre. David Desharnais led the Canadiens' offence with two goals and an assist. Rene Bourque, Max Pacioretty, Alexei Emelin, Tomas Plekanec and Erik Cole also scored for the Canadiens. Jiri Hudler scored twice in the third period to spoil Carey Price's shutout bid."