TORONTO --?Canadas World Cup of Hockey opener was Carey Prices first meaningful game in almost 10 months.
Ben Bishop Jersey . He played like he was in prime mid-season form.Price stopped 27 shots to help Canada beat the Czech Republic 6-0 on Saturday night at Air Canada Centre. He made an excellent save after Ondrej Palat tipped a shot in the opening minute and delivered when needed the rest of the way.Price hadnt played since late November after a knee injury cost him nearly all of last season with the Montreal Canadiens.It was definitely nice to get a few shots off the get-go, Price said. I started to get a feel for the game. Obviously, as the game went on I started to feel more comfortable. I thought our team play was very good tonight.Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists, and Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, Joe Thornton, Jonathan Toews and Alex Pietrangelo also scored.Crosby opened the scoring and helped set up Machands goal that made it 2-0 late in the first. Crosby also assisted on Thorntons goal in the second period.Michal Neuvirth made 44 saves for the Czech Republic.The Czechs couldnt maintain their early pace and started to fade after the midway point of the first period. Price stopped 12 shots in the first, made seven saves in the second and eight stops in the third period, few of the laborious variety.Price only returned to game action last week in exhibition play. The Montreal star looked rusty in a 4-2 loss to the United States, but was sharper in a 3-2 overtime win over Russia a few days later.I dont try to overthink things and overcomplicate things, Price said. I think thats something Ive improved on over the last couple of games. It just comes down to preparing the right way and just letting your instincts take over. Its definitely nice to kick one out in the first minute and start feeling good, just let it roll from there.
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