Laine missed Wednesday’s practice and today’s morning skate, but head coach Paul Maurice said he is expected to be in the lineup tonight. Laine has had a great rookie campaign so far, scoring 19 goals and 11 assists (30 points) in 37 games.
Price allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to Minnesota last Thursday. He was given Friday night off, but will be back in goal tonight in Tampa Bay. Price has been OK in December, going 5-3-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .902 SV%. He faced the Lightning back in October and stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 3-1 win.
Price stopped 12 of 13 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Ducks. It was an easy night for Price, who has won five of his last seven starts while posting a 2.28 GAA and .899 SV%. The 29-year-old has been excellent on home ice this season, going 14-2-2 with a 1.83 GAA and .937 SV% in 18 starts at Bell Centre. Tonight he will take on a Wild team that has won eight consecutive games.
Price allowed one goal on 21 shots in the Canadiens’ win in Washington on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back performance from Price, who was pulled the night before. Price has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.44 GAA and .904 SV% in seven December starts. Price stopped 36 of 38 shots in a 2-1 loss in his first start vs. the Ducks.
Price was pulled after he gave up four goals on 18 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to the Sharks last night. Al Montoya was scheduled to start tonight, but they’ll go back with Price after a short night on Friday. Price has gone 3-2-0 with a 2.17 GAA and .928 SV% in his five starts outside of Montreal this season.
Price allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Canadiens’ overtime loss to the Bruins on Monday. Price has gone 3-1-1 with a 2.15 GAA and .913 SV% in his first five starts in December. Tonight will be his second start of the season against the Sharks—he allowed two goals on 30 shots in a 2-1 loss on December 2nd.
Price allowed one goal on 16 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Avalanche on Saturday. Price has won three in a row despite posting a .897 SV% with a 2.27 GAA. Tonight will be Price’s third start against the Bruins this season—he has gone 2-0-0 with a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV% in the first two meetings between these two bitter rivals.
Price allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Devils on Thursday. Price has won his last two starts and is tied for the NHL lead in wins (15), is fourth in SV% (.940) and tied for fifth in GAA (1.83). He is a must-start vs. an Avalanche team that has lost six of seven and rank 28th in scoring.
Price allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Canadiens’ shootout win over the Kings on Sunday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Price, who will make his 19th appearance tonight vs. New Jersey. The Habs will be without Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais for 6-8 weeks, so Price will be leaned on even more heavily for the next month an a half.
Price allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Canadiens’ loss in Anaheim on Tuesday. It was a great game for Price, but his teammates had a tough time solving John Gibson at the other end. Price finished November at 8-2-1 with a 1.81 GAA, .944 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he takes on a Sharks team that has won five of their last six while averaging 2.83 goals per game.
Price turned aside 32 of 33 shots in the Canadiens’ overtime win in Detroit on Saturday. Price has won three of his last four starts while posting a 1.73 GAA and .942 SV%. Surprisingly, Price has only started twice on the road so far this season, unsurprisingly he has won both of them with a 1.46 GAA and .944 SV%.
Price allowed on goal on 32 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Hurricanes on Thursday. Price has now won 12 of his 14 starts of the season, while posting an impressive 1.71 GAA, .945 SV% and two shutouts. Tonight he will face the Red Wings for the second time this season—he stopped all 25 shots that he faced in a 5-0 shutout win in the first meeting.
Price stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It didn’t take Price long to get back into the win column after losing his previous start to Florida. He is simply the best goalie in the NHL and is a must-start against a Senators team that ranks 29th in the NHL with just 2.06 goals per game.
Price allowed four goals on 24 shots in the Canadiens’ loss to the Panthers on Thursday. Yes, you read that right, he actually lost. Price will look to bounce-back against the Maple Leafs, who rank fourth in the NHL in scoring (3.29 G/PG). Price was excellent in his first start vs. Toronto and is 9-0-1 with a 1.59 GAA and .951 SV% in 10 starts on home-ice.
Price stopped all 25 shots that he faced in the Canadiens’ shutout win over the Red Wings on Saturday. Al Montoya started in Chicago on Sunday, so Price will go tonight vs. the Panthers. Price is now 10-0-0 with a 1.40 GAA, .957 SV% and two shutouts. This is getting ridiculous, he may never lose…Nine of his starts have come on home ice, where he has a 1.34 GAA and .960 SV%.
Price stopped 23 of 24 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Kings on Thursday. Price has not lost a start this season, wining nine straight games with a 1.56 GAA and .953 SV%—both rank in the top-3 in the NHL right now. The only goalie with a better GAA and SV% than Price is Jimmy Howard, who he will go head-to-head with tonight in Montreal.
Price allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Bruins on Tuesday. Price has won all eight of his starts while posting a 1.63 GAA and .953 SV% to kick off 2016-17. Price is the clear No.1 fantasy netminder and is a must-start regardless of his matchup—Los Angeles is 17th in the league in scoring (2.62 G/PG).
Price allowed four goals on 38 shots in the Canadiens’ win over the Flyers on Saturday. Price has won all seven of his starts to start 2016-17, while posting 1.57 GAA, .952 SV% and one shutout. Tonight he will take on a Boston team that he has dominated in his career—he stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 4-2 win over the Bruins in his second start of the year (Oct. 22).
