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An admittedly offbeat fact, should Canadiens goaltender Carey Price be announced as winner of either the Hart or Vézina trophy at the NHL awards gala on Wednesday:

In Las Vegas, where good luck is a precious commodity, Price would become the 13th different Canadiens player to win either historic award, a dozen Habs since the mid-1920s having won each of them.

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Teammate P.K. Subban, meanwhile, is bidding to become just the third Canadien in history to win multiple Norris Memorial trophies as the league’s best defenceman, after Doug Harvey’s six and joining Larry Robinson’s two.

In Italy, where last month Price vacationed with his wife, Angela, 13 is a lucky number. Fare tredici in Italian, that is, “to do 13,” means to hit the jackpot.

And on Monday, the couple was headed to Vegas.

All of which, of course, meant nothing during long-ago voting for both trophies. Price’s name might by now be in a sealed envelope, and it’s not outrageous to say that he’s the favourite to win both.