Canadiens Lineup

Artturi Lehkonen – Max Domi – Joel Armia 

Jonathan Drouin – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher

Tomas Tatar – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Paul Byron

Kenny Agostino – Michael Chaput – Nicolas Deslauriers

Victor Mete – Shea Weber

Mike Reilly – Jeff Petry

Brett Kulak – Jordie Benn

Carey Price – Antti Niemi

Karl Alzner, Matthew Peca, Charles Hudon

Andrew Shaw

Game Report

With the Canadiens arriving at the TD Garden needing a win against a bitter rival, who do you want tending goal? Take your pick from any active goaltender in the NHL. If your answer, delivered in a nano second, is not Carey Price, you haven’t been paying attention.

Price is capable of intimidating the Bruins like no skater can. Over his career, Price has a 25-13-5 record against Boston while playing behind a boat load of weak Canadiens teams. 

Tonight, Price did not give up a 5-on-5 goal. The Bruins capitalized while 4-on-4; Montreal has been outscored 6-0 on 4-on-4 this season.

The Bruins also scored 6-on-4 with just 37.6 seconds left while Michael Chaput was sitting in the box and with Tuuka Rask on the Boston bench for the sixth attacker.

Price was outstanding especially in the third period as the Canadiens were outshot 17-4. Price made 41 saves on the night.

Since December 1st, Price has been one of the very best in the NHL. In the last six games, he has two shutouts with the opposition recording just nine goals. With Montreal struggling to score, his record is just 3-3-0 reminding us of the inaccuracy of statistics without context.

Montreal benefited from some timely scoring from Brendan Gallagher and a shortie from Paul Byron. Jeff Petry batted a puck out of the air just 15 seconds into the overtime period for the game-winner. But make no mistake, it was Price who stole this victory for the visitors in red.

Plus / Minus

▲  Carey Price, Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber, Jordie Benn, Paul Byron 

▼  Michael Chaput, Kenny Agostino, Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Joel Armia, Jonathan Drouin