Start Carey Price
Carey Price has earned the nickname “Mr. Saturday Night” for his performances over the years on the night when the lights shine brightest around the National Hockey League. He’s been good for years, but he always seemed to step it up a notch when playing on Hockey Night In Canada.
Of course, it didn’t matter what day of the week it was in recent years, Price was going to get the start. This season, with Jake Allen in town, Price is taking more nights off than he ever has since taking over the starting role in Montreal over a decade ago.
However, it was still quite surprising when Jake Allen started against the Ottawa Senators two Saturday’s ago after the Habs had Friday off and had Sunday off as well. This situation was a no-brainer that it would be Price’s game for 11 years, but Allen is here to take on some of Price’s burden and he did that night with a great performance.
But Price has to start tonight. He has played three games on Saturday so far this season and is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals against average and a .951 save percentage. When Price won the Vezina and Hart Trophy’s in 2015, he basically duplicated those numbers over 20 Saturday starts.
Saturday is Price’s night. He showed it again last weekend and needs to have the chance to show it again tonight.