There’s a reason why many of Carey Price’s peers consider him to be among the best, if not the best, in the game. Saturday night’s victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins may go down as a textbook reason why.
Perhaps you didn’t see it coming, but the Montreal Canadiens were victorious in the opening game of their play-in series against the Penguins Saturday night, thanks in large part to their starting goaltender who made 39 saves on 41 shots.
Price put in arguably his best effort of the season Saturday night, which included an 18-save first period against a trigger-happy Penguins squad.