from Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette,

Carey Price wasn’t in the mood to answer a lot of questions following Saturday night’s 6-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.

That’s understandable considering the goalie was pulled after allowing four goals — three by Alex Ovechkin — in the first period of a 6-1 loss. Ovechkin scored a fourth goal against Al Montoya, who replaced Price, while T.J. Oshie and Nathan Walker — the first Australian to ever play in an NHL game — also scored for the Capitals. Brendan Gallagher scored for the Canadiens.

When Price was asked if coach Claude Julien asked him if he wanted to come out of the game during the first intermission, the goalie responded with one word: “No.”...

“I don’t think we were very sharp off the get-go, obviously,” Price said during his post-game media scrum that lasted 54 seconds. “We just needed to come out with a better effort in the first. It’s tough when you fall behind like that.

“They came out of the gun,” the goalie added. “It’s their home opener and we didn’t match their intensity. I think we’ll make our adjustments and come back better tomorrow.”

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