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MONTREAL -- If the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning go into a shootout, things wont look bright for the Bolts. Premier B.J. Raji Jersey . Of the eight victories posted by the Canadiens this season, only one was in regulation time. But they are 4-0 in overtime and 3-0 in shootouts, including their 2-1 win Thursday night in Boston. The Lightning are 0-4 in shootouts this season, and all 14 of their shooters have been stopped. Over the last two seasons, their shootout record is 3-14. "Its mental more than anything now," Tampa Bay star Martin St-Louis said Friday. "You lose a few and you start second guessing yourself." The 8-8-0 Canadiens play host to 5-4-5 Tampa Bay on Saturday night at the Bell Centre. Overtime and shootouts are usually a toss-up, but all have gone Montreals way so far this season. Between them, goalies Jaroslav Halak and Carey Price have stopped all seven shooters they have faced in the penalty-shot contests. Price took a six-game losing streak into Boston, but had one of his best starts of the season as he turned away 42 shots against a Bruins lineup depleted by injuries or illness to forwards Marc Savard, Milan Lucic and David Krejci. He had a shutout going until he was beaten by Patrice Bergeron in the final minute of regulation time with the Bruins playing with six attackers. When overtime failed to settle the issue, it went to a shootout. Mike Cammalleri beat Tim Thomas on Montreals first shot, while Price stopped Blake Wheeler, Bergeron and Mark Recchi in succession for his 50th career win. "It was important -- I didnt want to lose that game after playing so hard for 65 minutes, especially in a game like that where we gave up a goal after 59 minutes," said Price. "I wanted to make sure we got that win. "Especially for me, because Id lost so many games in a row." On the final shot by Recchi, Price threw conventional wisdom aside and came out to pokecheck the Bruins veteran. Under his previous goaltending coach Roland Melanson, pokechecks were taboo, but Price has more latitude under new coach Pierre Groulx. "Its a high-risk play and I think thats why Rolie wanted to keep it down," said Price. "If you miss, youre pretty much screwed, so if you do it, you have to be 100 per cent sure youll make the play. "I dont think (Recchi) expected me to do that because its not something I normally do, so I caught him by surprise. You wont see that often, but its a card up the sleeve." Price was not expected to start the game, but back-up Jaroslav Halak was under the weather and the Canadiens blue chip goaltending prospect got a second start in a row, despite a 5-4 loss Tuesday night to Atlanta. He didnt disappoint, and now he will likely be back in goal against Tampa Bay, who will end a four-game road trip on which they are 1-1-1 so far. "Ive always enjoyed shootouts," added Price. "Its a lot of fun. "Everythings focused on the goalie and the shooter. Its tough when you get scored on two or three times in a row, but when you win its pretty satisfying." Halak said he is healthy again and ready to play. Coach Jacques Martin never announces who will be in goal until the day of the game. His main concern now is on defence, where three of his top six are injured -- Andrei Markov, Ryan OByrne and Hal Gill. The Canadiens got a scare in Boston when rearguard Jaroslav Spacek was shaken up after a collision with Danile Paille, but the Czech veteran was able to return after missing a few shifts and said he was OK. Still, the Canadiens reached out for defensive help Friday by claiming journeyman Jay Leach off re-entry waivers from the New Jersey Devils. The six-foot-five, 225-pound Leach played two games for Boston in 2005-06, two for Tampa Bay in 2007-08 and 24 for Devils last season. He has no goals and one career assist. The 30-year-old native of Syracuse, N.Y., played 12 games this season for the AHL Lowell Devils. Notes: Veteran forward Brian Gionta missed practice Wednesday for a "therapy day," played Thursday, then took Friday off for another therapy day. . . Recent call-ups Ryan White and Tom Pyatt looked good in their NHL debuts in Boston and likely will play again against the Bolts. White picked up his first NHL assist on Andrei Kostitsyns goal. . . Price has a new mask made for Remembrance Day featuring poppies and the phrase Lest We Forget. He will wear it Tuesday night against Calgary and Thursday night in Phoenix. He now has five masks and said he may have more painted this season. "Some of these will get donated to charity," he said. "If I can do it, why not? Masks are a unique piece of equipment in sports. There are not too many sports where you can put your personality or ideas on a helmet." Franco Harris Jersey . The Spurs took advantage of wrapping up the top seed in the Western Conference by resting Tony Parker, Tim Duncan, and Manu Ginobili. The Lakers, on the other hand, are still jostling for position and had to play their regulars, proving costly as Bynum went down with a hyperextended right knee in the second quarter. Authentic Bobby Hull Jersey . Carmelita Jeter of the United States was fastest in qualifying in 11.22 seconds, with none of the favourites for Mondays final in trouble on another sunny day at the Olympic Stadium. Jamaica had three runners in the top seven while the third American, Muna Lee, was 17th. Dolphins Dansby Jersey . Coverage swings into action with the mens tournament beginning Monday at Montreals Uniprix Stadium and continues with the womens tournament beginning August 17 at Torontos Rexall Centre at York University. TSN and TSN2s coverage consists of weekday afternoon and evening sessions. Saints Marques Colston Jersey . The games are planned to be held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format. Some 3,600 young athletes between 14 and 18 years of age take part in the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games, competing for medals in 26 sports and culture & education programs. Browns Authentic Joshua Cribbs Jersey . In his ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson asked both parties to propose a schedule by Dec. 22 for further proceedings that would lead to an eventual hearing on the merits of the case, a process that could take months. Giants Jersey . The potential landmark thaw - the first time in human history the pole would be ice-free - is a stark sign of global warming, according to an article Friday on the web site of the The Independent, a London newspaper. Blackhawks Hossa Jersey . Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Adam Lind went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Aaron Rodgers Jersey Authentic . Callaspo entered Sundays contest with just 12 career homers, but the two blasts provided him with his first multi-homer game and a career-high six runs batted in. Scott Podsednik, Billy Butler and Jose Guillen were each 3-for-5 for the Royals, who avoided the sweep, as they had dropped the first two games of this series. (Sports Network) - The scorching St. Louis Blues will aim for an eighth straight victory when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets for tonights Central Division battle at Nationwide Arena. The Blues are the hottest team in the NHL and have just one regulation loss in 12 games (9-1-2) this season. The club has also won seven straight for the first time since winning nine games in a row from October 15-November 5, 2002. St. Louis picked up its most recent victory Sunday in New York City as the Blues picked up a 2-0 win over the Rangers. Ty Conklin stopped 27 shots for his first shutout of the season and Alex Steen scored both goals for the Blues. Conklin was excellent in his first start since October 16, but he will likely revert to his backup role tonight in favor of Jaroslav Halak, who is 8-1-1 with a 1.46 goals-against average this season. Defensively weve been playing really good as a team, said Conklin. Thats been the big story of our team during this winning streak. We just want to keep it going for as long as possible. David Perron has missed the last two games for St. Louis with concussion-like symptoms and is questionable for tonight. Perron has five goals and two assists in 10 games this year. The Blues are closing out a three-game road trip tonight and are 3-1-2 as the visiting team this year. Columbus had a two-game winning streeak halted its last time out against visiting Minnesota. Deangelo Hall Jersey. Cal Clutterbuck scored the game-winning goal midway through the third period to lift the Wild to the 3-2 victory. Kyle Wilson and Rick Nash scored for the Blue Jackets, who had won two straight and five of six heading into Saturdays game. Derick Brassard added an assist in the loss and has recorded a point in five straight games. He has five goals and three assists over the stretch. Mathieu Garon entered the game with a scoreless streak of 133:54, but that came to a halt in the first period. He stopped 21-of-24 shots in all to suffer his first loss of the season. I thought our effort was very good. I didnt have a problem with our effort, but our execution was off, Columbus head coach Scott Arniel said. First 10 minutes of the first period our passing was ugly. Those that did get passes, they were bouncing off our sticks. We certainly created enough changes and they hung around with their power play. Its all about finding that (third) goal before they get it. The Blue Jackets are playing the middle test of a three-game homestand tonight and are 4-4-0 in the Buckeye State this year. Columbus and the Blues split six meetings last season, but St. Louis has taken six of nine and 11 of the last 15 encounters overall. The Blues have also won four out of seven in Ohio. ' ' '
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