Carey Price leaves game against Rangers with injury

This was his third game back.

Also, neither of the two star goaltenders would manage to finish the game in their respective goal. While boasting a 10-3 record on foreign ice, San Jose is only 3-6 at home.

TAMPA – Jonathan Marchessault and Valtteri Filppula scored Tampa Bay’s first shootout goals of the season, giving the Lightning a victory over Los Angeles in the tiebreaking skills competition at Amalie Arena.

Speaking of Lundqvist, it would be hard to forget the performance of the young man called up from the Rangers’ top minor league affiliate in Hartford to take his spot on the roster when he missed time with a vascular injury past year. Left winger Max Pacioretty moved the puck to the top of the crease as Smith-Pelly banged home his second of the season against a helpless Lundqvist.

NY was credited with 18 giveaways to Montreal’s three.

Should the Montreal Canadiens be anxious about Carey Price? He gave up a power-play goal to Rick Nash shortly after and finished the frame, but did not return to the game at the start of the third period.

The Canadiens will likely replace Price with rookie goaltender Mike Condon.

But this did not deter the Canadiens forwards whatsoever. Smith-Pelly extended the lead to 2-0 at 2:25 of the second period after the Rangers lost track of him in coverage.

“He’s one of the best goalies in the world, so you know you’re going to get his best effort every night”, said Predators captain Shea Weber.

Hopefully it is nothing serious and the team is just being cautious with their most valuable asset. Alex Galchenyuk made it 4-1 at 1:29 and the rout was on. Rather than attempt another pass, he elected to beat Henrik Lundqvist on the short side with an absolutely wonderful snipe. We won’t ignore that he takes the majority of his draws in the offensive zone, where the opposing centre is now forced to put his stick down first, but that barely detracts from this impressive feat.

Canucks 3, Wild 2 – Radim Vrbata scored twice and Jannik Hansen once for visiting Vancouver, which allowed fewer than three goals for the first time in 11 games, winning for just the third time in that span. Mike Cammalleri notched an assist on the goal to match his total from last season (15).

All shot attempt numbers discussed are at even strength and score-adjusted unless otherwise noted. “It’s no different (than) what (Lundqvist) is doing for our team”, the Rangers’ Derek Stepan told reporters after scoring for the second time in four games.

The Galchenyuk line was dominant all night. If the Coyotes continue to dominate their Pacific Division rivals the way they have through the first two months of the season, that goal will remain within reach. The line appears to be benefiting greatly from the speed, and solid play of Sven Andrighetto.

A timeline for his return is unclear at this point, but Therrien said Price won’t be in net when the Canadiens play the New Jersey Devils on Friday, and a goalie, likely Dustin Tokarski, will be recalled from the AHL.

The rest of the hockey world will certainly be watching Price’s status closely.