"He was awesome. He gave us a huge point, and we'll take it," dished Phillip Danault, who for his part reached double-digit goals in the second with his 10th of the season. "It was a big point for us. We played a full 60 minutes, and it could have easily gone our way, too."
Following the stop, the Bell Centre erupted into chants of "Carey!" as the All-Star netminder received a standing ovation heading into OT.
"That's why we play the game. It's a lot of fun being out there, and to come up with a save [like that]," acknowledged Saturday's second star. "I'm just trying to get over the disappointment of the result. It's never fun losing in overtime, but I'm really pleased with getting three out of four points in the last couple of nights."
In the end, it was Price's counterpart at the other end of the ice who got the night's last save, as Lehner made an equally impressive sprawling stop in OT to rob Alex Galchenyuk just 18 seconds prior to getting the win.
"That was the game-changer," admitted the 29-year-old netminder.
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
After a stretch of 11 games in the last 19 days, the Habs can now look forward to a slightly lighter schedule in the coming weeks.
"It's been a pretty gruelling schedule so far, so rest has been really important," underlined Price, who made eight starts over that span. "[But] I think everybody is tired. [Buffalo] played yesterday too, so we've just got to try to work our way through it."
One way of doing so, it turns out, is by not giving it too much thought.
"You don't want to think about [the schedule] too much. You want to stay focused and take things game-by-game. If you think about it, you'll drag yourself down, and that's not what we want as a team," concluded Danault. "We try to stay positive and take things one game at a time."
