Montreal, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will miss the remainder of the Eastern Conference finals against the New York Rangers.<\/p>\n
Price sat out the third period of Game 1 on Saturday after yielding four goals in the 7-2 setback, and it was uncertain if it was because of injury or poor play.<\/p>\n
Rangers forward Chris Kreider crashed into Price feet-first during the second period, but the netminder played the remainder of the stanza before being pulled.<\/p>\n
Canadiens coach Michel Therrien made the announcement on Monday before Game 2.<\/p>\n
“Carey Price will not be available tonight, nor for the rest of that series,” Therrien said. “We’ve lost our best player, but our group has faced a lot of adversity this season.”<\/p>\n
Price has a 2.35 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage in 12 games this postseason. Therrien indicated Price could return if the Canadiens reach the Stanley Cup Finals.<\/p>\n
Peter Budaj took over for Price in the third period Saturday and surrendered three goals on just eight shots in his first playoff action this spring.<\/p>\n
Therrien called Kreider’s play “reckless” and said it’s not the first time he’s crashed into goaltenders.<\/p>\n
As to whether Budaj or Dustin Tokarski will start, Therrien said he knows who will play but wouldn’t reveal his decision.<\/p>\n
“I already know my decision,” said Therrien. “You’ll see tonight.”<\/p>\n
Budaj was 2-4-1 with a 3.51 GAA and .868 save percentage in seven games after the Olympics while Price was recovering from a lower-body injury he sustained in Sochi.<\/p>\n
Tokarski appeared in three games for the Canadiens this season, earning two wins without a loss and posting a 1.84 GAA with a .946 save percentage. He also won the 2012 Calder Cup in the AHL with Tampa Bay’s minor league affiliate in Norfolk, posting a 1.46 GAA and .944 save percentage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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