Carey Price Injury: Updates on Canadiens Star's Lower Body and Return

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price suffered a lower-body injury that has kept him out of his team's lineup since Oct. 29; however, he's ready to return to the ice.

Continue for updates.

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Price to Return Friday

Thursday, Nov. 19

The team announced Price will start in goal Friday vs. the New York Islanders.

“I feel good,” Price said earlier, per Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette. “I still have work to do on my timing and I won’t play a game unless I’m 100 per cent."

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Latest on Price's Practice Status

Monday, Nov. 16

Price was on the ice at Monday's optional skate, going through drills with goalie coach Stephane Waite, per Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette.

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Price Is Vital Part of Montreal's Stanley Cup Aspirations 

Price, 28, was brilliant during the 2014-15 season, leading the Canadiens to a 110-point season and finishing 44-16 with a 1.96 goals-against average and .933 save percentage. He made his fourth All-Star Game and added hardware to his resume, winning the Hart Memorial Trophy, the Vezina Trophy, the Ted Lindsay Award and the William M. Jennings Trophy.

He started like a man on fire in the 2015-16 season as well, winning his first six games with a 1.00 GAA and .966 save percentage. All told, Price has gone 7-2 with a .936 save percentage and two shutouts so far this season.

It's clear that Price is Montreal's most indispensable player and perhaps the most valuable player in the NHL. The Canadiens have a strong team without their netminder behind them, but they may not be Stanley Cup contenders without him.

In Price's stead, Mike Condon has stepped in as the team's starting goalie. That's a tall task for the rookie, but he has held his own so far, going 7-1-2 with a .918 save percentage in his first nine appearances this season.