Sean Monahan scores twice, Flames beat Canadiens 3-1

<p>CALGARY, Alberta &mdash; Sean Monahan scored twice, Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves and the Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night to sweep the two-game series.</p>
<p>Darryl Sutter coached his second game for the Flames after returning to the team when Geoff Ward was fired March 4. </p>
<p>Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary. The Flames improved to 13-12-3, winning consecutive games for the first time in a month. </p>
<p>Jeff Petry scored for Montreal, and Carey Price stopped 33 shots. The Canadiens are 12-8-7, going 3-3-3 since Dominique Ducharme took over for the fired Claude Julien.</p>
<p>The Flames won the opener 2-1 on Thursday night.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Canadiens: At Winnipeg on Monday and Wednesday nights.</p>
<p>Flames: Host Edmonton on Monday and Wednesday nights.</p>