
Bounce Back: Carey Price looks sharp in Habs’ 3-2 overtime loss to Leafs
TORONTO — For 60 minutes Carey Price looked like the Vezina Trophy winner that dominated the NHL and won the Hart Trophy as league MVP in 2015. Unfortunately for him and the Montreal Canadiens, Wednesday’s game went to overtime.
Price made 23 saves in a 3-2 OT loss in Toronto on Tuesday, providing a defensive backbone for a young Canadiens lineup facing a Maple Leafs squad considered a Stanley Cup favourite. It was a return to form for the 31-year-old goaltender after a lingering lower-body injury and a concussion derailed him last season.
“I felt pretty good right out of warmups,” said Price. “Spent the whole day preparing for it and felt pretty good.”
Price’s injury struggles last year meant he played only 46 games with a 16-26-7 record, a career-worst 3.11 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.