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    Canadiens’ defence steps up for Price in win over Capitals

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    Canadiens’ defence steps up for Price in win over Capitals Empty Canadiens’ defence steps up for Price in win over Capitals

    Post by jedi17 Sun 18 Dec 2016 - 18:20

    Canadiens’ defence steps up for Price in win over Capitals


    They owed him this one.
    On the strength of what might have been their best defensive effort of the season, the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 Saturday and paid goaltender Carey Price back for letting him down in their 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks one night prior.
    He was pulled for the first time in 97 starts following Melker Karlsson’s goal in the seventh minute of the second period on Friday, and his long, cold glare at the Montreal bench as he made his way off the ice probably inspired Saturday’s performance from his teammates.
    “It took a lot of character to rebound,” Canadiens coach Michel Therrien told reporters in Washington. “We showed a lot of character tonight.”

    The coach downplayed the idea that the team wanted to repay Price after disappointing him, saying in French, “That’s your story, not mine.”

    Therrien did not have to smooth anything over after pulling Price
    But it’s impossible not to see the connection when you consider how the Canadiens played in front of Price to help him collect the 250th win of his career.

    The Capitals, who average 30.1 shots per game, were held to just 21 shots by Montreal. Another 21 of their shots were blocked and 16 of them were forced wide of Price’s net.
    It was a gutsy showing from the Canadiens, who started the game without forwards Alex Galchenyuk, David Desharnais, and Andrew Shaw and finished it without defenceman Andrei Markov.
    Markov logged just over 19 minutes before exiting with a lower-body injury.
    The Canadiens were lucky he was the only one who couldn’t return in Saturday’s game.
    Defenceman Shea Weber missed roughly eight minutes of the second period after blocking Dmitry Orlov’s shot, which caught him on the inside of his right knee.

    And the Canadiens also played without defenceman Nathan Beaulieu for 10 minutes split between the second and third periods after he was assessed a misconduct penalty for chirping at the referee following Nicklas Backstrom’s power-play goal.
    But none of that stopped Montreal from gutting their way through this game.
    The effort was particularly impressive from the moment they captured a 2-1 lead on defenceman Jeff Petry’s sixth goal of the season, scored in the 17th minute of the second period. They held the Capitals to just five shots on net from that point forward.
    Therrien, Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty, Beaulieu, Weber and Michael McCarron had all said after Friday’s game that they hadn’t seen the look Price had shot their way.
    But you’d have to think they saw it before suiting up for Saturday’s game. Even if they hadn’t, they were aware they had hung their MVP goaltender out to dry.
    The Canadiens took four penalties in the opening frame of Friday’s game, they left the Sharks unchecked on three of the four goals scored on 18 shots, and they didn’t muster a single scoring chance while Price was still in the net.
    You could understand why he was upset leaving the game.
    “No goaltender ever wants to get pulled,” said Beaulieu.
    Price didn't speak to the media following Friday's game, but when asked about the incident after Saturday's win, his response was simple:
    "I was just pissed," he said.

    Price on staring at Canadiens bench: I was just pissed
    Regardless, he was there to perform on Saturday.
    Price opened the game with a pair of great saves on Jakub Vrana. He stoned Alex Ovechkin from point-blank range shortly after. He made key stops on defencemen John Carlson and Matt Niskanen, and made his best saves on forwards T.J. Oshie and former Canadien Lars Eller.
    At the other end of the ice, Artturi Lehkonen pulled off a wraparound to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead 14:41 into the first period. The team kept their foot on the gas before some penalty trouble gave Backstrom his ninth goal of the season.
    The way the Canadiens responded two minutes and twenty seconds later with the goal by Petry, and the way they pushed play towards Washington’s end for the rest of the game kept the onus off Price.
    These are the types of performances that do wonders for the chemistry of a team.
    “Everyone contributed in their own way,” said Therrien in French. “It was a team win.”

    And all that controversy one glaring look stirred up on Friday died with it.
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