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Price starts Saturday vs. the Bruins.

Price stopped 31 of 32 shots in the Habs’ 4-1 win over the Blues on Thursday. It was a great win over a really good team and tonight they have another huge game vs. their rivals in Boston. Price is 2-0-0 vs. the Bruins and has won five of his last six starts with a 1.67 GAA and .939 SV%.

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Price starts vs. the Blues.

Price allowed four goals on 22 shots in a 4-0 loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Price, who sits at 11-4-1 on the year. He draws another brutal matchup tonight with the Blues in town, but he has posted a strong 8-3-0 record with a 2.45 GAA and .917 SV% at home this season.

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Price gets the nod in goal for the Canadiens.

Price stopped 26 of 29 shots in the Habs’ win over Philadelphia on Saturday. He was given Sunday night off, so he will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the Penguins. Matchups don’t get any tougher, but Price has won four in a row while allowing just five goals on 111 shots (.955 SV%).

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Price starts between the pipes for Montreal.

Price allowed a single goal on 31 shots in the Habs’ 4-1 win over the Wild on Saturday. The win snapped a three game losing streak for Price, who will be back between the pipes tonight vs. the visiting Jets. Price has gone 5-2-0 with a 2.71 GAA and .915 SV% at the Bell Centre this season.

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Price will start vs. the Wild.

Price allowed five goals on 32 shots in a 5-0 loss to the Blackhawks on Tuesday. He has lost three in a row, while allowing 13 goals on (.866 SV%). It has been an ugly stretch of games for Price and it won’t be easy to get back on track with the Wild in town—Minnesota is eighth in the NHL in scoring with 2.92 goals per game.

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Price will be in goal for the Canadiens on Tuesday.

Price gave up five goals on 35 shots in a blowout 6-2 loss to the Flames on Sunday. After a five-game winning streak, Price has lost his last two starts and sits with a 2.73 GAA and .913 SV% in 10 starts this season. Tonight, he will take on the Hawks at the Bell Centre, where he is 4-1-0 this season.

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Price leads the Habs onto the ice for warmups.

Price stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Habs 2-1 shootout win over the Flames on Tuesday. Price is sizzling right now having won five in a row and allowing just three goals on 101 (.970 SV%) shots in his last three starts. Tonight, he takes on the Canucks who rank sixth in scoring (3.33 G/PG) but Price is a must-start in all formats.

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Price expected to start for the Habs.

Price stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Habs 2-1 shootout win over the Flames on Tuesday. Price is sizzling right now having won five in a row and allowing just three goals on 101 (.970 SV%) shots in his last three starts. Tonight, he takes on the Canucks who rank sixth in scoring (3.33 G/PG) but Price is a must-start in all formats.

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Skinner is skating on the Hurricanes top-line this morning.

Skinner was moved up to the top-line with Eric Staal and Alex Semin in Hurricanes practice this morning. The Canes don't play until Saturday, so we will see if this stays this way before their meeting with the Coyotes. They are still searching for their first win of the year, so no changes will hurt right now.

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Price will start on Tuesday after Tokarski went on Monday.

Price sat the first game of the Habs' back-to-back but gets the nod tonight in Calgary. He stopped 34 of 35 shots in a win over the Rangers in his last start and enters play tonight riding a four-game winning streak; while stopping 118 of 126 shots (.937 SV%). He is a must-start every night he is between the pipes.

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The Blue Jackets have sent Alexander Wennberg to Springfield (AHL).

Wennberg, 20, appeared in seven games with the Blue Jackets this season, registering his first NHL point (assist) in his NHL debut on October 9 at Buffalo. He recorded 16 goals and five assists for 21 points with eight penalty minutes in 50 games with Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League in 2013-14. The Stockholm, Sweden native was the club’s first pick, 14th overall, in the 2013 NHL Draft.

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Price starts in goal on Saturday.

Price stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 2-1 OT win vs. the Red Wings on Tuesday. With three games off between games, the Habs will come back with Price tonight vs. the Rangers. He has won three straight and now sits at 5-1-0 with a 2.96 GAA and .902 SV% on the year. Tonight will mark the first time he has faced the Rangers since being injured in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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As expected, Skinner (concussion) will make his season debut on Tuesday.

Skinner missed the first four games of the season with a concussion he suffered in the preseason, but he will play tonight vs. the Jets. Skinner is an elite goal scorer and that was evidenced by his 33 goals in 71 games last season. He will skate on a line with Victor Rask and Elias Lindholm in his season debut.

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