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Montreal Canadiens: Poor Penalty Killing Costing the Habs

By Kenric Mannette

Dec 31, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Conor Sheary (43) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period at the PPG PAINTS Arena. The Pens won 4-3 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Conor Sheary (43) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period at the PPG PAINTS Arena. The Pens won 4-3 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 17, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) celebrates with Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber (6) after their game against the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center. The Canadiens won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

Carey Price deserves honorable mention, for his stellar play this week.

Carey Price didn’t earn any wins this week, but he should have. The Habs blew two third period leads during both of Carey’s starts. Price shouldn’t be blamed for the Habs last period meltdowns as he gave the Habs a great chance to win in the games he played. In fact, the previously mentioned penalty killing could take the blame.

All in all, Price made 63 saves on 71 shots this week giving him a .887 save percentage this week. That number doesn’t look that glamours, because it doesn’t measure the degree of difficulty on many of Price’s saves. Here is Carey’s best saves of the week against the Pens Saturday night.

Carey’s effort was phenomenal in that game and he made several clutch saves down the stretch. The Habs were fortunate to earn a point in that game, but they have Price to thank for that.

Season Performance

Overall Carey’s numbers still look pristine as he currently has 18 wins in 27 games played. Price also boasts a .930 save percentage and a 2.07 goals against average for the season. Carey also has two shutouts this year as well.

If the Canadiens are going to enjoy any Playoff success this season, it will be because of Price. He is the Habs unquestioned MVP.

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