CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Dale Weise completed his first career hat trick in midway through the third period and the Montreal Canadiens blew the hapless Calgary Flames 6-2 on Friday night to end a two-game skid and become the first team in the NHL with 10 wins.
Weise scored in each of the first and second periods, then got his third with 8:16 left by spanking the rebound shot by Tomas Fleischmann.
Nathan Beaulieu, Devante Smith-Pelly and Paul Byron also scored, and rookie Mike Condon made 29 saves. Montreal earned his first victory since winning nine game season-opening series against Vancouver ended Tuesday.
The Flames have lost four straight and are yet to win in regulation this season.
Joni Ortio stopped 25 shots for Calgary. Jiri Hudler scored and Josh Jooris.
Weise broke a tie 6:57 into the second 2-2. He took the puck away from Benoit Pouliot skated to the right circle and beat Ortio with a wrist shot.
Three goals Weise hats rained as if the game was played at Montreal's Bell Centre.
Montreal was 4-2 with 7:38 left in the second, again capitalizing on sloppy defense by Calgary. Dennis Wideman stole the puck from him along the end strips and Kris Russell lost his man, allowing to implement Byron Smith-Pelly for an open net.
Condon started in place of Carey Price and improved to 3-0 in three career starts.
Shaky goalkeeper continues to be the scenario in Calgary. Jonas Hiller, wounded in his last game, is second-to-last in the NHL with a .861 save percentage. Karri Ramo opening night starter, gave up less than a week ago and sent to minors, is 0.879 through three starts. Ortio, a rookie, has struggled in both of its games.
Hudler scored 27 seconds into the second period to tie it 1-1.
Beaulieu 2 minutes of power play goal later restored a 2-1 lead.
Jooris tied again at 4:41, but there were only a way for a couple of minutes.
NOTES: Alexander Semin was a healthy scratch for Canadians for the second straight game. ... Ortio began at home for the first time since March 21, 2014. His last nine appearances in the NHL came on the road. ... Max Pacioretty of Montreal was on the ice for the purpose of Hudler. It was the first goal, it was on the ice for this season. He was for 20 Canadian goals. ... Kris Russell of Calgary was minus-3 and is the last in the NHL at least-16.
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