ATLANTA (AP) — Carey Price made a quick recovery from the flu to stop 40 shots and help the Montreal Canadiens beat Atlanta 3-1 on Tuesday for their first win over the Thrashers in three tries this season.
Max Pacioretty, James Wisniewski and Brian Gionta scored for Montreal, which has won three of four.
Price stopped Atlanta’s first 35 shots before Nik Antropov finally scored 14:14 into the third period to cut Montreal’s lead to 2-1. Gionta scored an empty-net goal with 45 seconds remaining.
The loss was another setback to the Thrashers’ playoff hopes. Atlanta ended a five-game skid by beating Toronto 3-2 in overtime on Sunday. The Thrashers rallied from a 2-0 deficit against Toronto but couldn’t complete the comeback attempt against Montreal.
