The numbers that matter:
2: Sleeps until the Canadiens play the Flyers in Philadelphia
90.5: Canadiens league-leading penalty-kill percentage
6: Power-play goals scored by the Leafs in two games before facing the league’s best PK
29: the jersey number of the last Canadiens goaltender to shut the Leafs out on Montreal ice.
62: Home games against Toronto since the last SO
33 years, eight days: Since Ken Dryden did it on Nov. 12, 1977
134: Regular season games, during which he totalled four shutouts, Carey Price had played heading into this season
41: Number of games Price played in 2009-’10 without posting a shutout
19: Number of starts Price has needed to ring up four goose eggs this season.
8: Jersey number of the player who set Mike Cammalleri up for his nicest one-timer of the season
0: Number of Canadiens who wear the number 8
One more 8: Brian Gionta’s shots on goal in game the Canadiens could have won 6-0.
They were that dominant.
There were that many odd-man rushes against a very slow Toronto D.
In his post-game remarks, Jacques Martin spread the credit around:
• Roman Hamrlik and Jaro Spacek, whom Martin praised for bouncing back from a tough night against Nashville
• The PK in general and Jeff Halpern in particular
• The Lars Eller line, which “created some chances and were good defensively”. Martin professed “complete faith” in Eller
• The shot-blockers (Hal Gill had five); “We have people who are committed,” Martin said.
The coach did most of his gushing … OK, quiet, Jacques Martin-type gushing … about his goaltender.
He praised Carey Price’s maturity, work ethic and even-keel temperament, in victory and defeat.
“Last year was a tremendous growth year for Carey Price,” Martin said. “It may be difficult to understand, and it might have been hard for him to realize it, but what happened last year was good for his career.”
In other words, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, once they make the trade that had half of Montreal wanting to kill Pierre Gauthier.
Martin reiterated that the organization’s faith in Carey Price has never wavered.
The goaltender has excelled at every level of hockey, the coach added, and it is “normal for him to keep growing.”
More numbers:
Price and Michal Neuvirth are tied with 12 wins.
He and Tim Thomas are tied with four shutouts.
Price’s GAA of 2.00 is fith in the league, his save percentage of 93.2 is seventh.
No goaltender has played more minutes.
Only Jonas Hiller has made more saves.
Price was outstanding and had good support from his D and forwards, who consistently came back to help with zone-clearing.
But hey … it was the Leafs.
Monday night will be more challenging.
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Yeah that was a beauty! Classic line for the ages!
Some projecting stats because I’m a numbers guy:
If Carey Price plays 70 games this season, he will have 44 wins, 14 shutouts and pass Georges Vezina, The Chicoutimi Cucumber (Very apt, considering Price’s demeanor this season) for career wins with MTL with 105 wins total and only 6 wins out from firmly claiming a place in the top 10. His 14 shutouts would also have him 10th all-time for career shutouts tied with Michel “Bunny” Larocque.
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ok ok, from that perspective I can understand.
Halak ended last season 4th in SV%, at .924%
http://www.nhl.com/ice/playerstats.htm?fetchKey=20102ALLGAGAll&sort=savePercentage&viewName=wlt
It was such a perfect pass, to the guy who arguably has the best shot on our team. Glorious.
Lol, I know. My point was that the only Richards I know of is Brad.
I saw that. I was going to send him a message but I think he blocked me.
- In Price We Trust
Price was stellar. Full team effort. All deserve full credit.
– Price 31
Me too! I was just going to post something along this line. I think those are my two favorite lines written on this site so far this year!
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“Thank you Cammy for making my day even more amazing!”
I STILL BELIEVE. I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE.
Cammalleri: “I almost feel bad for a guy who plays an NHL career without experiencing what it’s like to be a Montreal Canadien”.
Komisarek has been a trending topic on Twitter for over an hour now, it’s hilarious.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
8: Jersey number of the player who set Mike Cammalleri up for his nicest one-timer of the season
0: Number of Canadiens who wear the number 8
I’ve been laughing at this for about 5 minutes now and can’t stop.
- In Price We Trust
We need a big offensive CMan and a big bruising DMan to compete,
I’ve said this for the past 2 years on this site and most HIO fans don’t agree or are quite content with this current roster we have..
If Gauthier does not act soon, our Montreal Canadiens will sink like the Titanic when it comes to the playoffs, an exit where Boston or Philly make it to the final.
That is not good enough for me.
“We will win the Cup one day only with ? in the nets “
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hahaha, I love the Pricey giggle.
Its so good I had to post it to my Facebook.
______________________________________ Long live Captain Gionta.
OMFG I am speechless. I missed a couple of weeks around that time so I didn’t see it. I am floored that RDS showed that. Unreal that they weren’t ejected. And I was ashamed of the knobs who boo the anthem. Man I gotta go shake my head for a while.
i think maybe because a 2.00 gaa and a .932 sv% is considerably better than halaks stats last year. I think its proper for Boone to hype our incredible goaltender especially since all of the less educated masses over the summer saying Carey will never get it together. Its still quite early, but don’t be surprised if Carey finishes the season with a 2.25 and a .920 sv %. And the entire ride, we’ll be praising his play. So be prepared.
hopefully he can become a scorer but past stats indicate maybe not as he has scored about 96 goals since 2004…
Mike, not Brad. Brad Richards is a gentleman of a player.
As a proud Price fantasy owner, I’d like to say “Attaboy!” and “WOO WOO!” Doubling his shutout total through 3 years in the league in 19 starts.
Digging through some stats, came across this gem for Jeff Halpern –
Shorthanded Faceoffs won : 39
Shorthanded Faceoffs lost : 14
He’s only +10 in 168 even-strength draws, but those figures above should go a long way towards explaining the team’s penalty-kill being so automatic. Our main man Tomas Plekanec, however, hasn’t improved yet on his face-off numbers. Here’s where our centres stand at the quarter-pole:
11. Halpern – 57,3%
44. Gomez – 50,9%
61. Plekanec – 48,4%
Also of note – Bulldogs vs. Marlies on CBC, Sunday at 1PM eastern.
An amusing GIF I found at HF Boards.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
A very ugly incident from last season, it was after PK’s call-up, a few games later and in what I believe was a losing game, two guys in blackface “Subbanator” knockoff t-shirts and afros were sitting in the crowd. Worst part is no ushers got them out of there the second they saw it and that the RDS crew actually put them on air.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Blackface? Please tell me you’re not serious.
Brad Richards? Sorry, I don’t remember half-way losers who’ve never won the Cup and decide they have the right to talk about respect.
Especially since the aformentioned doesn’t have the best reputation for respecting players himself.
Were you here during the summer? A lot of people were CONSTANTLY whining about Price.
Non-stop, every hour of every day.
Boone has every right to post his stats after everything he and many others have had to endure throughout the offseason.
To see Price play this good makes it all worth it, the media stupidity and the HI/O insanity during the summer.
Atta boy!
He does look a little better, but whether he can turn into a scorer, say score more than Gomez, remains to be seen. I think he could add some speed to his skating… but hopefully Gill can give him some lessons when it comes to that.
Eller is the real deal, and I am really appreciating the slow approach they are taking with him. He will be a complete player by the time this team starts to rely on him.
19 starts, and Price has already posted TWO stretches of 5-1-0. An both of those losses? Yep… they were shutout.
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Thin year. In the 1st round you mention 2 of the 3 best. The other is:
11th Pick Anze Kopitar C Sodertalje Jrs [Sweden] 318GP 113G 172A 285Pts 94PiM
Then you need to jog your memory.
And Halak was not “consistently one of the best in the league last year.” He had some incredible games, but consistency was far from his strongest suit.
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What’s with all the oogling over Price’s stats after every game? Halak was consistently one of the best in the league last year and it was hardly ever mentioned (as far as I can remember)!
I’m honestly very happy with his play, he has exceeded all of my expectations! I’m just not used to Boone rolling out goalie stats after every win.
Four shutouts in 19 games? Sick!!
I’m sure even half the crowd at GM Place (or wait….is it Rogers Place, or something?) is probably thinking, “Enough already!”
Mighta been a little funny 6 months ago, now it’s just sad
Habs win, Leafs lose, Bruins lose, Sabres lose…..that’s my kinda night
Eller just gets better and better, he almost had his first tonight, I imagine he’ll get it very soon.
Yup.
I’d take the green men (For us it would be a Blue Man, a Red Man and a White Man though) over people booing the US Anthem, our own goalie in pre-season and some morons in blackface personally.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
Guy went to Princeton … and graduated. Stupid he ain’t.
Hey, I am wondering. Did anybody in Philly media ever paid any attention to Richards stupid rant about PK?
Laffs and other teams were just an employer. Burns was the Habs.
Somewhere Eliisa must be very giddy.
Seeyalater! Komihater!
Turnitover! Komilover!
Now that’s just plain silly. lol
I don’t watch many Canucks games, do those guys STILL do that?!?
A total team win. The Habs simply outskated, outshot, and outworked the Leafs all night long and if it
were not for Gustavsson, the score could have easly been 6-0.
The D was imposing with Gill especially looking very solid protecting the net. Halpern and Eller looked
very impressive moving the puck and attacking the net and what can you say about Carey? He’s just
on fire. Great team win and with Boston also losing, just a perfect night of hockey.
Now, the interlude before Monday’s game against the Flyers, which should be the mother of all grudge
matches.
Go Habs Go!
You mean embarrassing like those idiots that dress up in green by the penalty box?
You’re bang on — and that don’t look good for the playoffs…
Make that 7-0 Chicago.
Canucks-Hawks is just embarassing at this point for a competitive game. Hawks have them completely broken by the time they hit the ice, it’s like us and the NJD with higher scoring.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
6-0 Hawks now against the Canucks. I keep reading how Vancouver’s a Cup contender this season, but man, they better hope they don’t face Chicago in the playoffs.
Said the same thing to my friend earlier this week about his hockey smarts. I don’t think I’ve winced or second-guessed one play he’s made all year.
That pass reminded me of the pass Gionta gave to Cammi on the 5 on 3 against Philly. I guess Komi forgot that hes playing for the leafs and not Montreal or he just wishes he was back with us lol
Mike Komisarek, Hab lover. If I were a huge Hab fan playing on the Laffs I’d do that kinda stuff too… or maybe he’s just an idiot.
More proof that Burnsie will FOREVER be a Hab…
Even skipping tonight, Halpern has been a first-class pickup. Smart, cerebral play, while also tough and hard-nosed. Overall, he fits perfectly with the responsibility ethic that JM has been working to install. Our pro scouts are to be commended.
Bring Jimmy Bonneau up to tangle with Shelly 1st shift and then lets get down to hockey monday night.
They honestly shouldn’t start Luongo against CHI anymore. Play the backup, Hawks own the guy and everyone knows it.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
so who wants to pull a Shane Stant and break Scott Gomez’s leg so that Eller can play on the 2nd line? (just make sure the job gets done)
Another bonus – all the cap space we would have!
(if you don’t get the Stant reference, click here & read the first sentence.)
At the moment, Price is the best goalie in the NHL. Keep it up Carey.
Habs shutout the Leaves and the Canuckleheads are getting shutout 4-0 after two by the Black Hawks. I must be living right!
Im changing my name to Komilover!
Looking at the 2005 draft right now, only Crosby looks like a better pick than Price.
double
Better yet, he was signed to big dollars. #1-2 pairing dollars. That pass was stellar.
That’s actually a very good idea.
I’m in the t-shirt/embroidery business. Might not be a bad idea.
Do you want a money order or will a cheque do?
DO IT. im almost certain everyone here will buy one.
So he’s tied for 3rd in save% among starting goalies, while in the most pressure packed scenario of any player in the NHL. I smell Vezina.
I really want to get a “Gainey was Right” T-Shirt business going.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
I’ll be a customer.
Weber played tonight? Watched the last 50 minutes and never heard his name mentioned. However that may be good (no goals against) however I do not think he will ever be a top 4 or even a top 6 d-man in the NHL.
Come on now, a shorthanded goal should be considered twice as valuable as an even-strength goal
Solid game they blanked the leafs and it was one sided.
But lets take a step back and examine the situation:
Weber did nothing
Still no even strength goal in 6 periods; very bad (i know they had their chances fine)
PK – On his game tonight!
Max pac hatrick tonight? and hes not up here?
Eller-kid is going to be a star if we get him some wingers
THE PRICE HAS BEEN RIGHT ALL SEASON…LOV’N IT
I want to see max pac-eller -pouliot
To be fair to Weber, he was brought up for the PP. We had only one and I don’t recall seeing him on it! Unless he got on the ice at the very end.
For me, Hal Gill was the best Hab on the ice tonight, he gets my first STAR!.
And the rest of the team gets my second star.
Now for Monday night!!! Another big effort needed again.
Agreed, Ian. Hal was outstanding. If someone who didn’t score a goal was going to get a game star, it would have been Gill.
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What gill lacks in foot speed,he makes up for in reach and positional defensive play. He really owned kessel tonight. I think he will be brought back next year.
Gill was brilliant, completely ruined Kessel’s game.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
I’m switching shifts at work to be home for the Philadelphia game on Monday night. Test of character and I have no doubt the Habs will pass, win or lose.
As for Carey, I took a lot of verbal abuse from the blinders-wearing Halakians last year but whatever, they’re quiet now. Same goes for mine and MANY OTHERS’ stern belief in Bob Gainey, Pierre Gauthier and Jacques Martin.
Patience pays off… always.
Great game tonight, but I must say I find it amusing that Boone thinks that the game could have been 6-0 and at the end of the CBC telecast Bob Cole thought that it should have been 2-2 at worst. I think Boone’s view was more accurate though once again CP was outstanding. Eller was also good and seems to get better every night. Can’t wait till Monday, better strap on the foil!
Why did that double? Is it the wine?
Bob Cole!! Bob Cole!!, he does not even know when it’s time to urinate, are you kidding me.!
Great game tonight, but I must say I find it amusing that Boone thinks that the game could have been 6-0 and at the end of the CBC telecast Bob Cole thought that it should have been 2-2 at worst. I think Boone’s view was more accurate though once again CP was outstanding. Eller was also good and seems to get better every night. Can’t wait till Monday, better strap on the foil!
It was Cherry, not Cole, who claimed the Leaves should have “at least tied” the game. If it had been Cole who said that, it would have had more credibility.
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Are we sure that Komisarek isn’t still on the Habs’ payroll? I mean, he even looked up to see where he was passing that puck.
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Just another one of his brain cramps. I was glad to see him go.
Price is 7th in save%, but considering Garon, Rask and Pavelec haven’t even started 20 games between them all, I would rule them out personally as they’re technically backups and the sample size is too low.
4th in GAA and tied for 6th in save % now by NHL stats, Nicklas Backstrom’s game against NYR knocked him down the stat sheet.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
True.
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That was the best pass Komisarek has ever made, in the whole time he was here. He sure looks good in blue now, thank gawd!! he is no longer in our colors.
Yes. A very sweet pass. It is quite rare to see a professional NHL defenceman make one like that.
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Praise the Lord Ian!
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For a sec, I guess he thought he was back in a Habs jersey….sure glad he left as well.
hey i dont know if anyone has mentionned this here before but as most
of you already know there is a reallity TV show that follows each habs
player for a day and is offered only to Bell clients… i for one am not
with Bell but would still love to see them… is there anybody who has
bell and can upload them on youtube or something for us all to see?
Best that I have seen him play since the play offs, great job tonight Gill.
Agree 100% ian
I don’t think he ever made a pass like that in a habs jersey. That was vintage markov,i guess komi did learn something being paired with marky after all.
Yeah, he was on the second wave and we didn’t get much actual posession time in their end. Of course, we dont’ need posession when we have a setup man like Mike Komisarek.
Bob Cole?!! The guy who was honoured by the Maple Leafs a few weeks ago and wore a Leafs jersey for the presentatin?
If there were anyone I would give less credibility to than Cherry, it’s him.
But at least he helps with my French understanding of hockey, cuz as soon as I heard he was the announcer, I changed to RDS