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Montreal Canadiens: Carey Price ties Jacques Plante with 314th win

By Dave Stevenson |
MONTREAL, QC - FEBRUARY 21: Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31) waits for play to begin during the first period of the NHL game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens on february 21, 2019, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC(Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - FEBRUARY 21: Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31) waits for play to begin during the first period of the NHL game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens on february 21, 2019, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC(Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Thanks to a win over the Los Angeles Kings, Carey Price has tied Jacques Plante for the Montreal Canadiens’ career win record with 314. 

On October 10, 2007, Carey Price picked up his first career win for the Montreal Canadiens. It came thanks to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. 12 years later, on March 5, 2019, Price reached another milestone against the Los Angeles Kings. After beating the Kings, he has tied the late, great Jacques Plante‘s franchise record with 314 wins.

During the 3-1 win, he stopped all but one of the 27 shots on goal he faced. A healthy portion of Price’s saves were made in the middle of the ice in medium to high danger areas. Also, in Jordan Weal‘s Canadiens debut, he scored the game-winning goal in the second period.

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The Canadiens history is rich with goaltenders. Ever since Price debuted, he’s been a huge part of it. His best season came back in 2014-15, when he won both the Vezina Trophy and the Hart Trophy (and the Ted Lindsay Award to boot).

While fans might never see that kind of play from Price ever again thanks to injuries, he remains the Canadiens cornerstone. He has overcome a rough start this season to emerge as a dark horse candidate to win the Vezina Trophy.

Price and Plante share more than just the iconic CH logo. The former’s father was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers while the latter was their goaltending coach.

The Canadiens have had so many great goaltenders. Georges Vezina. George Hainsworth. Plante. Bill Durnan. Patrick Roy. Ken Dryden. Jose Theodore.

Price keeps climbing up the list and carving out his own legacy. Nobody has played more games in a Canadiens sweater than him and nobody has lost more games in one than him.

Playing in Montreal takes a special kind of patience. All eyes of the hockey world are on you. No NHL team has won more Stanley Cups than the Canadiens. They’re used to winning, which makes their current Stanley Cup drought even tougher for fans to go through. Price, though, has that special calmness and patience needed. He welcomes the pressure of playing for Montreal.

Through all the ups and downs, Price has been there for the Canadiens. It’s very likely he won’t play for another team, as he will be 38 years old once his current contract expires. It would be virtually impossible to see Price playing for any other team.

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