Mathieu Perreault's hat trick highlights Canadiens' first win

Mathieu Perreault had a hat trick and the host Montreal Canadiens collected their first victory of the season by defeating the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 on Saturday.

Perreault signed with Montreal during the offseason after scoring nine goals in 56 games for Winnipeg last season.

Ben Chiarot, Mike Hoffman and Christian Dvorak also scored for the Canadiens, who had just four goals in their first five games. Jake Allen made 2