Price allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to St. Louis on Tuesday. The loss snapped five-game winning streak for Price, who has a 1.67 GAA, .946 SV% and one shutout in six games since returning from a lower-body injury. Tonight he will face a Flames team that is on a three-game losing streak and are on the tail-end of a back-to-back.
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Price allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Red Wings on Saturday. Price has won five consecutive games while posting a 1.20 GAA, .962 SV% and one shutout, so it’s safe to say that Carey Price is back. Price comes into Tuesday’s game at 6-2-1 with a 2.12 GAA and .925 SV% on home ice.
Price allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Canadiens win in Detroit on Thursday. Since returning from injury, Price has won four straight while posting a 1.25 GAA, .962 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will face the Red Wings again, this time on home-ice and is back to being a must-start whenever he gets the nod.
Price stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Blue Jackets on Monday. Since returning to the Canadiens’ crease, Price has gone 2-0-0 while turning aside 73 of 74 shots (.987 SV%). After a terrible start to the season, Price looks a lot better now that he is fully healthy and tonight he will look to win his third straight against an Ottawa team that has lost six in a row (0-5-1).
Price stopped all 36 shots that he faced in the Canadiens shutout win over the Sabres on Saturday. It was an impressive return to the crease for Price, who will look to turn his season around after struggling before he missed 10-games due to injury. Tonight he is expected to face a Blue Jackets team that is 7-3-1 in 11 road games this season.
Price stopped all 36 shots that he faced in the Canadiens shutout win over the Sabres on Saturday. It was an impressive return to the crease for Price, who will look to turn his season around after struggling before he missed 10-games due to injury. Tonight he is expected to face a Blue Jackets team that is 7-3-1 in 11 road games this season.
Price has missed the last 10 games with a lower-body injury, but returns to the crease tonight vs. the Sabres. Price had an abysmal start to the season by his standards, but some of that can likely be attributed to him playing through an injury. Price returns to the Canadiens at 3-7-1 with a 3.77 GAA and .877 SV% in 11 starts—but one of those wins came against the Sabres, where he stopped 43 of 45 shots on opening night.
Price has missed the last eight games with the lower-body injury but could return to the crease on Wednesday. Charlie Lindgren will start on Tuesday, but monitor Price’s status heading into Wednesday’s game in Nashville.
Price said today that he hurt himself in warmups in Minnesota on November 2nd and said he felt fine during the game but was hurting when he work up the next day. Price added that he would play tonight if it were a playoff game, which is a huge positive for Canadiens fans. Don’t expect to see him this week but it sounds like he should be back next week.
Price, who has not looked like himself so far this season, will miss some time with what is being called a minor lower-body injury. With Price hurt, Charlie Lindgren is expected to be recalled from Laval (AHL) to serve as Al Montoya’s backup on Saturday. Consider Price as questionable for Sunday’s game in Chicago.
Price allowed four goals on 26 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Rangers last Saturday. Al Montoya started Monday’s win in Ottawa, so they’ll come back to Price tonight in Minnesota. Price had an ugly 3.64 GAA and .883 SV% in the month of October and has a tough matchup tonight vs. a Wild team that sits 12th in the NHL in scoring (3.10 GF/PG).
Price stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Canadiens win over the Panthers on Tuesday. It was the first Price-like performance since opening night and gives Price his second with in eight tries. The Canadiens have been getting unlucky to kick-off the season, but Price needs to be better and he will be in tough tonight vs. the Kings.
Price surrendered six goals on 45 shots in the Canadiens loss in Anaheim last Friday. It has been an absolutely disastrous start to the season for Price, who owns a 3.94 GAA and .881 SV% through seven starts. Obviously those are the worst numbers of Price’s career, but it can’t all be pinned on him. The Canadiens are in disarray right now and buying-low on the former Vezina winner might not be a bad idea.
Price allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens’ loss in San Jose on Tuesday. Al Montoya got the nod on Wednesday, so they’ll come back to Price tonight in Anaheim. It has been a terrible start to the year for Price and the Canadiens. The former Vezina winner has lost five consecutive games while allowing a whopping 17 goals on 120 shots (.858 SV%).
Price allowed four goals on 22 shots in the Canadiens’ overtime loss to Toronto on Saturday. Price opened the season with a victory, but has now lost four consecutive starts while allowing a combined 13 goals on 86 shots (.849 SV%). Tonight he faces a Sharks team that is off to a slow start—the come in tied for 27th in the NHL in goals for (2.00 GF/PG).
Price allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to Chicago on Tuesday. After opening the season with a win, Price has dropped his last three starts while allowing a combined nine goals on 64 shots (.859 SV%). Things won’t get any easier tonight as the Canadiens welcome the high-scoring Maple Leafs to town.
Price allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Canadiens 2-0 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. Price will make his third start in four days when he gets the call tonight vs. the visiting Blackhawks, who are coming off of an OT loss in Toronto last night. Price has a .905 SV% in his first three starts of the season and has been getting basically no goal support so far.