Both resulted in shots from the point that found the net.
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“It was a shot up high, I’m all right”, Price said curtly.
The Canadiens were outshot a staggering 52-27 by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night but Price’s stellar goaltending and three special teams goals lifted Montreal to a 5-3 victory that extended their winning streak from the start of the season to nine games. We weren’t very happy with the way we played the last game. “It’s very frustrating to play against him, now that I am on the other side of it (after leaving Montreal to sign with the Leafs in July) and I get a feel for it. Carey played a hell of a game”.
There are many things to cover before they drop the puck, so here we go!
Throughout the Canadiens locker room, the quotes were similar. “And I’m hoping tonight, with the lines the way they are, to play all four lines”.
Forward Dale Weise said it wouldn’t mean any more to him to match the record against the Canucks, who traded him to the Canadiens in February 2014.
Vancouver native Brendan Gallagher didn’t talk about celebrating his homecoming by matching the record, but he did mention the Canadiens striving to make improvements to their forecheck and defensive play after giving up too many shots the past two games.
“We haven’t accomplished anything yet”, Gallagher said.
Price at least admitted it would be “cool” to tie the mark in front of family and friends back in British Columbia. Their next game is Tuesday in Vancouver. “We’re nine games into the season”. He admittedly was disappointed in February 2009 when he watched his first game back in Vancouver from the bench. What was so awesome about this start for the Penguins was the fact that Mario Lemieux, still playing at an all-time great level, sat out the entire season and their starting goalie, Tom Barrasso, was limited to just two games. That being said, Price is the best goalie in the National Hockey League right now, and he is leading the Habs on their hot streak.
After taking so many shots against the Leafs, I think the Canadiens will come out swinging in this one. Price, who has surrendered a total of nine goals in his seven starts, owns a 6-1-2 record with a 2.19 goals-against average versus Vancouver. Their opening schedule was fairly soft with only five games coming against teams that ended up making the playoffs that season. He has a. 961 save percentage, with 219 saves on 228 shots, allowing only nine goals against in seven games.
Vancouver goalie Ryan Miller was a big reason the Sabres won 10 straight to start the 2006-07 season, when Buffalo won the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s top regular-season team before losing in the Eastern Conference Final. Its not to say the rest of the lineup hasn’t helped, because this team wouldn’t be where it is without their help. We just haven’t put them in that situation for things to happen.
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If the Vancouver Canucks are to salvage a win from a five-game homestand that concludes tonight at Rogers Arena, they will have to do something that no one else in the National Hockey League has managed to accomplish so far this season: Beat the Montreal Canadiens. It should be remembered that the Canucks have won games this season-they aren’t the Columbus Blue Jackets with just a single win on their season-and could string a couple wins together if they play a full 60 minutes. “Fans are obviously insane, and it’s wild there I’m sure, but I don’t worry about any of that”.
