The Montreal Canadiens will meet a familiar foe in the opening round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs in the New York Rangers. The rematch of the goalie-battle-that-should-have-been-for-the-2014-Conference-Championship-but-wasn’t-because-of-Chris-Kreider will be contested early this playoff season instead.
For anyone interested, a visual statistical comparison of Carey Price and Henrik Lundqvist during this season is available here, from the fantastically named Ian Fleming.
Price vs. The King
This is a fascinating goaltending series on so many levels. Henrik Lundqvist has virtually nothing left to prove regarding his playoff pedigree, having had many opportunities to will the Rangers through multiple series over the years.