MONTREAL -- After battling knee injuries for two seasons, Andrei Markov is looking like his old, dominant self on the Montreal Canadiens blue-line. The veteran defenceman scored a pair of goals -- his first in only 17 games played since Nov. 9, 2010 -- as the Canadiens downed the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Tuesday night. "Every goal and win is special," said Markov, who has endured two surgeries on the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. "Im happy to be back and happy to be healthy and Im just enjoying playing, especially here in front of our fans." It was also a big night for 18-year-old Alex Galchenyuk, who scored his first NHL goal. His tip of a Brandon Prust shot at 14:25 of the second period drew deafening applause from the 21,273 Bell Centre spectators, who see the third overall pick from the June draft as a future star. "To have a crowd like that was just phenomenal," said Galchenyuk. "Every single guy (on the bench) congratulated me, but it was only the second period and I had to stay focused. "It was nice to get the first one out of the way." Tomas Plekanec also scored for Montreal (1-1-0), while Rafael Diaz and Max Pacioretty each had two assists. Tomas Kopecky scored for Florida (1-2-0), which was coming off a 4-0 loss in Ottawa on Monday night and looked lifeless playing a third game in four nights. Markov was Montreals top defenceman before his injuries and the team struggled without him the last two seasons, falling to last place in the Eastern Conference last season. The knee held up as he played in the KHL during the lockout and he was among the few Canadiens that looked strong in a season-opening 2-0 loss to Toronto on Saturday. He was even better in his second game back, finding the open man and moving the puck with crisp, precision passes. Coach Michel Therrien said he played like a general on defence. "He scored two goals, and at the other end of the ice he controlled the play," said Therrien. It was the first win for Therrien since starting his second stint as head coach in Montreal, but when Price brought him the game puck, he passed it on to Marc Bergevin, who got his first victory as general manager. "It was more important for him," said Therrien. The coach opted to make a healthy scratch of Lars Eller and move Galchenyuk to his natural position at centre on the third line. He also put Brendan Gallagher on that line with tough guy Prust and the energetic little winger got his first NHL point on Galchenyuks goal. "I thought Alex played well," said Therrien. "He played more his type of game than he did in the first one. "Sometimes when you play with another young guy you play your game more instead of trying to please the veterans." Galchenyuk, who helped the U.S. win gold at the world junior championship only three weeks ago, is making a case to stay in Montreal the rest of the season instead of returning to the junior Sarnia Sting. Florida goalie Scott Clemmensen went into the game with a 6-0 career record against Montreal, but it was Carey Price who got the win as the Canadiens had a 33-28 shot advantage. Both Markov goals came on the power play. After Plekanec scored from the slot on a feed from Brian Gionta 3:26 into the game, Markov blasted one in from the slot during a two-man advantage at 13:24. Kopecky got one back with a man advantage 4:33 into the second period as he one-timed Tomas Fleischmanns pass in from the right circle. Markov got his second on a low blast from the point at 8:31. With restricted free agent P.K. Subban still holding out, the Canadiens lack a pure shooter from the point on the power play. Markov and Diaz formed an efficient pair even though both normally prefer passing to shooting. 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South Koreans have not only flooded (43 of them on the roster this year) but also dominated the LPGA Tour in recent years. Still, they have seldom taken over a tournament like the one at Highland Meadows. In addition to filling the top four spots and six of the top seven, South Korea was represented by players occupying seven of the top 11 positions and 11 of the top 25 through 54 holes. Even though they are extremely competitive, dont expect any gamesmanship. "There are a lot of Korean players on tour," said Shin, who has won eight times in LPGA events since 2008, including victories in the 2010 U.S. Womens Open and the 2008 Womens British Open. "We are very close because we came over to play in the U.S. We were homesick, missing our friends and family in Korea. And that has made us close to each other." Shin and Kim each shot 5-under 66 for the low rounds of the day, while Ryu had a 67 and Seo a 68. The range in scores of the four leaders is a high of 69 to a low of 66. In other words, almost the perfect definition of consistency. Ryu acknowledged that, then added, "Sometimes someone is crazy and has a low score — like a 61 or 62." Its not really surprising that the Souuth Korean contingent is elbowing everyone else out of the picture at the Jamie Farr.ddddddddddddAfter all, the player who is the matriarch of her countrys players on the LPGA Tour — Se Ri Pak — has won the Farr five times. And three other players from South Korea — Mi Hyun Kim, Eunjung Yi and Na Yeon Choi — also have finished first in suburban Toledo. In fact, since Pak won her first Farr in 1998, South Koreans have walked off with the title eight of the 13 years. Shin was perhaps the brightest star on the LPGA landscape but has not won in two years due to injuries. "Its as if Im on my way," she said after her 66. "I have a little bit of pressure on myself." Kim, who has three career LPGA Tour wins, lost to Choi in a four-person playoff at the Farr the last time it was played in 2010 (the tournament was on hiatus a year ago while the city hosted the mens U.S. Senior Open). "Im in a great place, not only on the golf course," she said. "Im happy on and off the course. Thats really important." Seo was the tours rookie of the year in 2011. She took a stab at making a humorous remark at the awards ceremony. "Everybody wants to be No. 1," she said. "I just mentioned that Ill be No. 1 very soon." Tied for eighth at 8-under 205 were Americans Jacqui Concolino (69) and Angela Stanford (69), along with first-round leader Pernilla Lindberg of Sweden (70) and yet another South Korean, Hee-Won Han (70). Needless to say, all eyes will be on the intrasquad scrimmage atop the leaderboard between the longtime friends, neighbours and countrywomen. "We pretty much help each other," said Ryu, who defeated Seo in a three-hole playoff at the 2011 U.S. Womens Open to earn her first and only tour victory. "If some Koreans have a winning chance, everybody will be waiting on the 18th green and everybody will congratulate the winner. Our relationship is pretty great." ___ Follow Rusty Miller on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rustymillerap ' ' '