Scouting Report (Courtesy of Stats LLC)
The Florida Panthers, set to play their first home game since Dec. 15, have received a break from the injury report.
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price, who won the Vezina Trophy in 2015 as the NHL’s best netminder, will miss the Panthers game on Friday night due to a lower-body injury.
Price had a 1.96 goals-against average in his great 2014-2015 season, but he hasn’t been quite the same since knee surgery the following year.
This season, Price is 15-10-4 with a 2.