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Price will start for the Canadiens.

Price allowed five goals on 42 shots in a overtime loss to the Panthers on Tuesday. It was not the best performance from Price, but the Habs will turn to their number-1 tonight in Dallas. In his first start vs. the Stars he stopped 27 of 28 shots in a 2-1 win in October.

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Price starts vs. the Lightning.

Price allowed three goals on 34 shots in a win over the Predators last Saturday. The Habs have not played in a week so they should be well rested when they take on the Lightning in Tampa Bay tonight. Price is 0-0-1 vs. Tampa and is 5-5-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .923 SV% on the road.

Carey Price
Price starts for the Canadiens.

Price gave up five goals on 29 shots in a loss to the Blues on Thursday. It was a rough night for the entire Habs team as the Blues downed them 5-1. He will be back in goal looking for a better result tonight in Nashville. Price stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 2-1 loss to the Predators on October 19.

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Jaroslav Halak goes for the Blues, the Habs counter with Price.

Price stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 3-1 win over the Coyotes on Tuesday. Price has now won back-to-back starts while stoppering 47 of 48 shots. In his first start against the Blues this season, Price allowed two goals on 32 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss. It is a tough road matchup, but Price has been good away from home going 4-4-0 with a 1.76 GAA and .937 SV%.

Carey Price
Price starts for the Habs.

Price stopped all 21 shots in a 1-0 OT win over the Islanders on Saturday. It was his second shutout of the season and his eighth win in the last 10 games. In that span he has posted a 1.91 GAA and .934 SV%. Price has a tough matchup vs. a good Coyotes offence, but the way he is playing lately you should worry too much.

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Price vs. Mason.

Price allowed four goals on 16 before being yanked in Tuesday's blowout loss to the Kings. The loss snapped his seven game winning streak. He will make his second start against the Flyers this season. In his first outing he stopped 22 of 23 shots in a 4-1 win. Be confident when starting Price tonight.

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Price starts vs. Buffalo.

Price allowed one goal on 33 shots in a win over the Bruins on Thursday. It was his sixth consecutive win and the ninth straight game he has held the opponent to two or less goals. He will take on the Sabres in Montreal tonight, so Price is definitely a must-start.

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Price starts Thursday vs. Bruins.

Price stopped 28 of 30 shots on Monday vs. New Jersey to earn his fifth straight win. Price has been excellent all season as he has his eyes on Team Canada's starting job. During his five game winning streak he has posted a 1.80 GAA and .940 SV%. He draws a tough assignment tomorrow vs. Boston.

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Price goes vs. New Jersey.

Price gave up two goals on 36 shots in a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. It was his fourth consecutive win as he closed out a strong November - he was 5-3-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .934 SV% in 10 starts. Price has a solid matchup tonight with the Devils in town.

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Trouba (neck) has been off injured reserve and will play tonight vs. the Devils.

Trouba missed just over a month after straining his neck on October 18. The 19-year-old defenseman recorded a goal and an assist with a minus-3 rating in his first eight games. He has tremendous offensive upside evidenced by his 12 goals and 29 points in 37 games with the University of Michigan in 2012-13. He is expected to pair up with Grant Clitsome on the Jets blueline tonight and will likely skate close to 20 minutes every night. He is worth an add in deep leagues and is a good keeper league option.

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Jacob Trouba will be a game time decision Monday vs Devils.

Trouba has been out since mid October with a neck strain. The 2012 9th overall pick, recorded two points in the season opener, but failed to record a point in the other seven games he skated in. Trouba was averaging 21:16 TOI in his first eight games and is expected to see the same workload when he gets back up to speed. He has a lot of offensive upside and is worth waiver consideration, especially in keeper leagues.

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