Canadiens’ Carey Price has lower-body injury, won’t start Saturday

Montreal Candiens coach Claude Julien talks to media about the news that his star goalie Carey Price has a minor injury and how they are handling his timeline.

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has a minor lower-body injury and will miss Saturday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets, the team announced Friday.

Backup Al Montoya will start in net and 23-year-old goaltender Charlie Lindgren was recalled from the AHL’s Laval Rocket as a preventative measure.

Price is off to a rough start this season, posting a 3-7-1 record with a 3.77 goals-against average and .877 save percentage in 11 games.

The Canadiens sit in last place in the Atlantic Division with just nine points in 13 games.

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