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Andrew Shaw said there was no secret to the Canadiens’ success on the penalty-kill en route to their 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday night.

It should be noted that the Blue Jackets have the worst power play in the NHL this season with a success rate below 10 per cent, but they were dangerous on this night as they peppered Carey Price with 13 shots. He stopped them all as Columbus went 0-for-5 with the extra man.

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“Pricey was our best penalty-killer tonight,” said Shaw. “When he makes a big save, it builds the momentum. He’s the best goalie in the world and has been, year in and year out. We, as a team in front of him, didn’t have a great start. We were giving up too many prime scoring chances.”

The Canadiens took a 2-0 lead in the first period but they took three penalties in the first 10 minutes of the second.

“I think we shot ourselves in the foot in that second period,” said Shaw. “We knew they were going to come out flying. I think all the penalties we took killed the momentum. After we killed them, we had to regroup and try to rebuild that momentum.”