The Montreal Canadiens head out to St Louis and Nashville for their final road trip before the Holiday break. Marcus Allen Jersey . This year the Canadiens are lucky when it comes to the holiday schedule, they have six days off during that stretch. "Never had a schedule like that before, but well take it" Rene Bourque said prior to leaving for St Louis. After starting the month of December strong with four consecutive wins, the Habs had a difficult time in their last five games going 2-3-0, but Michel Therrien feels his team is moving in the right direction. "Weve won two of the last three games and thats great for building our teams confidence," he said. One of the challenges Therrien is facing right now is what to do with Daniel Briere. Briere has been held off the scoresheet for the past seven games and has recorded only five goals and five assists in 26 games. The Canadiens signed Briere during the off season to a two-year-deal worth $8 million. Therrien said last week that he expects more from him. "Daniels a great guy and I know he wants to produce more, but at a certain point I need to do whats best for the team," Therrien said after practice. This comes after Briere earned only 4:27 minutes of ice time last game against the Phoenix Coyotes. The only other time Briere played less was on October 19 when he left the game against the Nashville Predators early after suffering a concussion. At the Canadiens practice,Briere was centering the fourth line with Michael Bournival and Travis Moen. Therrien would not confirm if this is the line-up he will use going into Thursday nights game in St Louis, but he feels Briere has been given ample opportunity. Art Shell Jersey . -- Stacy Lewis shot 7-under 65 to lead the LPGA Tour team to the championship of the 3Tour Challenge on Tuesday. Isaiah Johnson Raiders Jersey . Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas appeared to be on track to gain election from the Baseball Writers Association of America on Wednesday, and Craig Biggio could join them.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jameis Winston and No. 1 Florida State made it look easy again. The Seminoles are headed to the BCS national championship game after one of the most dominant regular seasons in college football history. "This whole week has been very high emotion," Winston said. "We wanted to win this championship so bad. We were looking forward to having an undefeated season." Two days after prosecutors decided not to press charges against him in a sexual assault case, the 19-year-old redshirt freshman threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score, and Florida State stormed into the title game with a 45-7 victory over No. 20 Duke on Saturday night in the ACC championship game. The Seminoles (13-0) are expected to face Auburn in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 6 after No. 2 Ohio State lost to Michigan State. The Heisman Trophy favourite was 19 of 32 for 330 yards and set FBS freshman records for TD passes (38) and yards passing (3,820) in a season. Winston threw two touchdown passes to 6-foot-5, 234-pound receiver Kelvin Benjamin and ran for a 17-yard score to overcome two interceptions. "The football field is our sanctuary," Winston said. "Every time I stepped on the field, every time we stepped on that field, everything that happened outside of our family, it was just zoned out." As Queens "We Are the Champions" was playing as a backdrop on the celebration, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher said: "Were not champs yet." Florida States defence was dominant, holding Duke (10-3) to 239 yards and forcing three turnovers to help the Seminoles win their second straight ACC title. The Blue Devils had eight possessions in the first half and failed to pick up a first down on seven of them. "Offensively we were out of sync early," Fisher said. "Our defence was the key tonight and they were absolutely outstanding." It was Florida States 12th win by at least 27 points. The Seminoles entered as 29-point favourites after outscoring its opponents by an average of 43 points. Florida State outgained Duke 569-239. Winston struggled early with overthrowing receivers and the Seminoles failed to score in the first quarter for the first time this season. Florida States first scoring opportunity ended when Devonta Freeman coughed up the ball at the Duke 3 following a 22-yard run. But it wouldnt matter. Florida State slowly took charge in the second quarter and built a 17-0 halftime lead behind a stifling defence. Winston got the Seminoles on the board early in the second quarter when he found Benjamin for a 14-yard touchdown pass in the left corner of the end zone. Karlos Williams bowled over two ddefenders on a 12-yard touchdown inside run to make it 14-0 after Lamarcus Joyner intercepted Duke quarterback Anthony Boones pass. Jack Tatum Raiders Jersey. . The Blue Devils simply couldnt move the ball in the first half and were held to 94 total yards. Given enough chances, Winston finally made them pay. "I dont know if we were demoralized," Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. "Its no fun, but we competed with them. We were on the field a little too much. You know going in that a big, strong quarterback that moves around well will extend plays, so you have to maintain your discipline in coverage -- and we did for the most part. But their defence does a good job of getting the other offence off the field, and unfortunately that worked well for them tonight." The onslaught continued in the second half with Winston hooking up on a 54-yard touchdown reception with Benjamin, who showed hes not only big but can move too after blowing by defenders. He finished with 119 yards receiving. Freeman ran for 91 yards and a touchdown and Williams had 59 yards on the ground. Winston, a redshirt freshman and the games MVP, was far from perfect. He threw two interceptions and also made a bad decision on a shovel pass as he falling to the ground. The ball hit linebacker Kelby Brown in the hands, but he couldnt corral the ill-advised pass. There was a heated moment midway through the fourth quarter when Winston took exception to what he felt was a late hit on the Blue Devils after he released a pass. Dukes only points came with 1:01 left when Josh Snead scored on a 5-yard run. Boone struggled all night for the Blue Devils and finished 20 of 40 passing for 138 yards with two interceptions and one fumble leading to 14 Florida State points. Despite the rough night, his sprit wasnt broken. "This has been one heck of a year and well definitely be back here next year, I promise you that," Boone said. "And weve still got a bowl game to win. Thats still one of our big goals for the year. We went to a bowl game last year, got a taste of it, but this year we want to leave with a victory and finish this year 11-3." Said Duke defensive end Kenny Anunike: "This doesnt define our season." NOTES: Jamison Crowder set a new Duke single-season record in yards receiving in the first quarter. ... Florida State kicker Robert Aguayo set a new ACC record with 142 points on the season when he converted a 45-yard field goal late in the second quarter. ... Duke sophomore safety Dwayne Norman was flagged for targeting a receiver with his helmet and ejected in the fourth quarter. He will not be eligible to play in the first half of Dukes bowl game. ' ' '