BROSSARD, Quebec -- The Montreal Canadiens likely will be without goaltender Carey Price for the rest of January.
"We don't expect him to be back before the All-Star break," Canadiens coach Michel Therrien said of Price, who has been out since Nov. 25 because of a lower-body injury.
Price, the reigning Hart and Vezina trophy winner, has played 12 games this season. He initially was injured in a game Oct. 29 at the Edmonton Oilers and missed the next nine games.
He returned Nov. 20 at the New York Islanders and played three games before aggravating the same injury Nov. 25 at the New York Rangers. Price has not played since.
The Canadiens had announced Nov. 30 that Price would be out a minimum of six weeks, a timeline that comes up Monday.
"We said it would be a minimum of six weeks, so it was a long-term injury," Therrien said. "When you're dealing with a long-term injury it's always tough to say that he's going to be back on this specific day. We need to follow the rehabilitation process and I'm told it's going well."
The Canadiens' first game after the All-Star break is Feb. 2 at the Philadelphia Flyers.
In Price's absence Mike Condon has played the majority of the games. Dustin Tokarski had been his primary backup but the Canadiens acquired goalie Ben Scrivens from the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 28 to split time with Condon. Tokarski was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
Since Price was injured the second time, the Canadiens have gone 6-12-1.
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