RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Montreal Canadiens needed a little time to get up to speed in their final game before the Olympic break. When they did, they left behind the Carolina Hurricanes. David Desharnais scored twice and the Canadiens rallied for a 4-1 victory Saturday night. "We had a little slump a couple of weeks ago and we wanted to get out of it," Desharnais said. "We did and we want to stay up in the standings and with these three wins, we did. That was our goal." Ryan White and Brian Gionta also scored and Carey Price made 31 saves to help the Canadiens win their third in a row. "It was nice to finish before the break with another win," said Price, set to play for Canada in the Olympics. "We talked about staying focused and earning that one and it worked out for us. Confidence in hockey is a big thing and to finish strong like this is good," Montreal left wing Max Pacioretty, a member of the U.S. team, suffered a first-period injury after being checked into the goal by Carolinas Brett Bellemore. He left with 7:30 left in the first period and did not return. After the game, Pacioretty said it was all precautionary for his to sit out the rest of the game. "I went in pretty hard and I got the wind knocked out of me," Pacioretty said. "I think the team wanted to play it safe and I think it was a good decision." After a scoreless first period, Carolina got on the scoreboard first in the second period. Drayson Bowman scored his fourth goal of the season with a rising shot from the top of the right circle at 5:42. Bowman took advantage of Tuomo Ruutus screen that kept Price from making a play on the puck. But the rest of the game belonged to the Canadiens. "We responded the right way," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said. "Even though they scored the first goal, we started playing well." Desharnais tied it with 2:08 left in the second, converting a 3-on-2 rush. It took only 1:25 for Montreal to take the lead as White scored on a rebound at the top of the crease with 42.7 seconds left in the period. Desharnais gave Montreal some breathing room early in the third period with his 11th goal of the season. It marked his first multi-goal game of the season. Gionta finished the scoring for Montreal with an empty-netter with 2:37 to go. Carolina defenceman Justin Faulk said the Hurricanes didnt play with energy. "We didnt have the drive and the effort we needed," said Faulk, who also is on the U.S. Olympic team. "In a game like this, especially before the break, we needed to leave it all out there. It didnt go our way." Neither team took advantage of their power-play opportunities. Montreal was 0 for 1 with the man-advantage, and Carolina failed on two power plays. 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We stayed focused, said Suns coach Jeff Hornacek. Eric had a rough start but he gave us a big lift in the third quarter. Nick Young and Jeremy Lin scored 21 and 19 points, respectively, off the bench, as LA fell to 4-11 at home this season. Phoenix led 88-81 after three quarters and extended its lead to 13 with Dragic and Gerald Green each hitting a 3-pointer in the opening 30 seconds of the fourth. Marcus Morris jumper two minutes later kept the lead at 13, but Young scored five points during a 9-0 run that gave Los Angeles life. The spread was back to nine, 106-97, with Wesley Johnson connecting on a pair of 3s. Young then drained a pair at the line to pull LA within a point. Youngs free throws came with 2:20 remaining. The Lakers then went nearly two minutes without a point as Phoenix put the game away. P.J. Tuckeer got a driving layup to go and Markieff Morris hit a difficult turnaround bank shot.dddddddddddd Thomas made two free throws and Bledsoe went 4-for-4 to seal it. Just couldnt get a stop, said Lakers coach Byron Scott. We were right there again, played hard for 48 minutes. But the last couple of minutes of the game, feels like we just lost it. Young hit four 3-pointers in a three-minute window early in the second quarter. His first trey at 10:27 broke a tie, and the fourth gave the Lakers a 45-37 lead. Phoenix chopped away over the course of the period and appeared to go ahead with a Dragic 3 as time expired, but video confirmed the ball was still in his hands when the buzzer sounded. The Lakers led 56-55 at the half. Dragic followed a Bledsoe layup with one of his own at 7:24 of the third, and Alex Len took a feed from Markieff Morris and dunked as Phoenix climbed back in front. The margin was down to once on multiple occasions after that, but LA never got over the hump. Game Notes Tucker and Markieff Morris scored 12 points apiece for Phoenix ... Earlier on Sunday, the Lakers were awarded rookie center Tarik Black off waivers from the Rockets and waived guard Xavier Henry ... Kobe Bryant finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. ' ' '