Carey Price has returned to the ice at practice today for the Montreal Canadiens in their first practice of the week after an off-day yesterday.

And Carey Price steps on the ice for Habs practice. — Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) October 17, 2016

This does not mean he’s set for an imminent return, but the fact that he’s on the ice is a great sign for the Habs, whose next game is Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is also the team’s home opener.

Al Montoya guarded the net in Price’s absence, and it has to be said that he did a great job considering the Canadiens have only controlled 40% of the shots in their first two games, and have been outchanced by a count of 52-26 in that span.

Montoya has stopped 65 of the 69 shots he’s faced, stealing three vital points in his first two outings. He currently sports a .942 save percentage.

We’ll update Price’s status as soon as we get official word from the Montreal Canadiens.

Carey Price patine avec Stéphane Waite ce matin. // @CP0031 skating with Stephane Waite this morning. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/IRW3v6AyKM — Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 17, 2016

Price hasn’t started a regular season game for the Habs since November 25th, 2015, which is just short of a year, at 328 days.