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Super night for Canadiens’ Carey Price

Montreal’s Carey Price, who made 26 saves, also turned aside Carl Soderberg in the second period.Barry Chin/Globe Staff/Globe Staff

MONTREAL — The Canadiens' mantra during this playoff season has been: In Carey We Trust.

Goaltender Carey Price earned them a 4-3 double overtime victory in Game 1 in Boston and was brilliant for 2½ periods in Game 2 before a Bruins comeback.

During the two days leading up to Game 3, the Canadiens vowed they were not going to give up a third-period lead for the third straight contest.

And they didn't as they earned a 4-2 win at the Bell Centre.

Price was once again calm, cool, and collected between the pipes, giving up two goals on 28 shots.

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The Canadiens did a better job of clearing out pucks in front of him and that was key, said defenseman P.K. Subban, who was reminded early of that by Price.

"One time in the first period toward the end, he screamed at me to get my butt out of the way so he can see it and he's right,'' said Subban. "If he can see the puck, he's going to stop it. We know how good he is but he's not Superman, he's not going to be able to see through bodies. We've got to make sure we're not putting ourselves in a tough position. He's pretty close to Superman, though. I thought we did a pretty good job of clearing out the traffic and making sure he could see. You look at both [the Bruins'] goals and they're tips. I thought he was unbelievable. He was probably our best player again today.''

One of the areas Price said he was focused on was the clock and making sure that when there are dangerous flurries around him, if he had the opportunity to freeze the puck, he would.

"I think it's pretty important that you stay composed in those situations and knowing when to take some time is definitely something you learn as you mature as a goaltender,'' he said. "You don't want to try to force something that could wind up costing you and sometimes playing it safe is your best option.''

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No big deal

Coach Michel Therrien replaced Francis Bouillon on defense in Game 3 with Douglas Murray. "It's no secret what he brings,'' said Canadiens captain Brian Gionta. "He's a big body [6 feet 3 inches, 240 pounds] who can grind their forwards down low. He's great on the penalty kill and he's big for this team.'' The Bruins are built around speed and physicality, and Gionta thinks the Canadiens have handled both without much trouble. "It's been fine; those are not the mistakes that are being made,'' he said. "We have the bodies that can match it and sustain it for a long haul of a series and we're confident in our ability.'' Murray played 12:22 and landed five hits . . . Habs forward Rene Bourque, who had a goal and an assist in Game 1, skated Tuesday morning after missing Monday's practice with flu-like symptoms, and played in Game 3. Left wing Travis Moen also was in the lineup, replacing Brandon Prust.

Nancy Marrapese-Burrell can be reached at marrapese@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @Elle1027.