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The Canadiens are showing this season that they are more than just Carey Price.

The Canadiens are sitting comfortably in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 25-10-6 record and have the sixth-best offence in the NHL, averaging 3.02 goals per game after ranking 16th last season (2.63).

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That means the Canadiens haven’t had to rely on Price as much as they have in previous seasons, which is obviously good news for the team.

The bad news is that Price hasn’t looked like the world’s best goalie recently, allowing three or more goals in five of his last six starts, including a 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals Monday night at the Bell Centre.

Price hasn’t had to steal games this season, but looked like he might steal one Monday when the Capitals were only leading 1-0 heading into the third period despite outshooting the Canadiens 29-15. Tomas Plekanec — yes, it’s true — tied it for the Canadiens at 7:18 of the third period on the power play — yes, he was actually on it — with his fourth goal of the season. But the Capitals beat Price three times in the last 12:42 to win their sixth straight game. Price ended up stopping 35 of 39 shots for an .897 save percentage.