Having shown plenty of resilience during Carey Price's absence, the Montreal Canadiens now must bounce back from their worst loss of the season.
The Vancouver Canucks, meanwhile, will take a break from Miller time and entrust their netminding to the backup — Jacob Markstrom — who starred last week in Columbus. Plus they’ll give 2013 first-round draft choice Hunter Shinkaruk his NHL debut.
The Canadiens return to the ice tonight against the visiting Canucks in a matchup of teams that have each received shaky goaltending during two-game losing streaks.
Montreal (13-3-2) continued to thrive with Price first sidelined by a lower-body injury, going 4-0-1 while yielding eight goals in its first five games since the reigning Hart and Vezina Trophy winner's last outing on Oct.