Montreal plays the Washington Capitals on Saturday. St. Louis said he will leave it to Price to determine when he plays the rest of the way, but it wouldn't be right to use him back to back, so Sam Montembeault will start.
NOTES:Price went 282 days between starts, the third time in his NHL career that he has gone as long from one start to the next. He had a 330-day span from Nov. 25, 2015 to Oct. 20, 2016 and a 295-day stretch from March 30, 2012 to Jan. 19, 2013. … Price is the sixth goalie to play for the Canadiens this season, a team record (Jake Allen, Montembeault, Cayden Primeau, Andrew Hammond, Michael McNiven). … A moment of silence was observed in Bossy's memory before the game. … Goalie Ken Appleby dressed as New York's backup. He was recalled on an emergency basis from Worcester of the ECHL, which played at Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, on Friday. … Dobson's goal was his 11th, tying for the most by an Islanders defenseman since Mark Streit scored 16 goals in 74 games in 2008-09. … Parise has four goals in a three-game goal streak. … Nelson scored two points to set an NHL career high with 56 (54, 2019-20). … Sorokin tied Varlamov (2020-21) and Glenn Resch (1975-76) and for the most shutouts in a season for the Islanders.