Canadiens 3, Penguins 2, SO

MONTREAL (AP) – Even though it took a while, Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens finally got a shootout to go their way.

Tomas Plekanec scored on Montreal’s eighth shootout attempt and Price stopped six of eight in the tiebreaker to lead the Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.

Price, who recorded his third shutout in a 3-0 win over Winnipeg on Sunday, denied Jason Williams on Pittsburgh’s final shootout attempt after making 32 saves during the game.

“Carey was great again tonight,” said Plekanec, who snapped a shot in off the post. “He gave us a chance to stay in the game and he was great again in the shootout. We were able to pay him back with that performance in the shootout.”

Montreal won for just the second time in nine shootouts this season.

“We blew two leads but at the end of the day I thought we kept a really positive attitude on the bench,” Price said.

Rene Bourque put a shot past Marc-Andre Fleury into the top right corner on the Canadiens’ first attempt. Continue Reading >>

 Canadiens prevail in lengthy shootout win over Penguins – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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