Price won’t travel with Canadiens after apparent injury vs. Oilers

It appears Carey Price is a little banged up.

The Montreal Canadiens goaltender will not travel with the team to Toronto for Wednesday's game against the Maple Leafs and will instead remain in Montreal to receive treatments, the team announced Tuesday.

Price suffered an apparent injury during Monday's game against the Edmonton Oilers but did not depart the contest. He stopped 21 of 23 shots in a 3-2 overtime victory.

The 33-year-old seemed to be in some discomfort after an awkward-looking play in the second period.

Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme said postgame that Price was being evaluated but added that "we don't think it's anything serious," according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels.

Price owns a .903 save percentage and a 2.66 goals-against average in 23 games this season. Jake Allen will likely start in his absence, while the team announced Cayden Primeau has been promoted from the AHL's Laval Rocket to Montreal's taxi squad and will travel with the club to Toronto.

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