In the midst of super-agent Allan Walsh's Twitter storm last season, I started to think about why it was that Carey Price's win-loss ratio had slipped so dramatically. What I had witnessed through roughly half a season would lead me to look for one specific statistic by season's end.

In 25 losses (including OT-shootout), Price's teammates had scored more than two goals on only four occasions. Dave Stubbs, of the Montreal Gazette, later flipped that statistic in a brilliant column last April to reflect that in Price's 25 losses the goaltender would've had to allow 1 goal or less for the Canadiens to win in 21 of those games.

In reassessing the numbers, here's something even more interesting to consider: in Price's 13 wins last season the Canadiens scored more than two goals 10 times. His record on the year with his team having scored two goals or less: 3-4.

To bring it full circle, the Canadiens have played two games this season and Price has ranged from good to excellent. His record is 1-1; a loss to the Leafs by a score of 3-2, and a win over the Penguins by a score of 3-2.

As I watched last night's game I cringed about the thought that Price was putting up another virtuoso performance (34 saves before the Canadiens tied things up and then took the lead) only to not have it count because his team couldn't put the puck in the net. And make no mistake about it, Price was sensational in every sense of the word, keeping a 1-1 game and eventually a 2-1 game close enough for his teammates to do exactly what they did by the final buzzer.

A lot's been made of Price's frustration level, his maturity (or lack thereof) and his composure when the going gets tough, but consider how straining it must be on one's confidence to consistently play well enough to win only to lose because your teammates didn't score more than once or twice. It's like getting a dead-arm; being continuously punched until you bruise deeply.

Gomez's goal turns deflating loss into heroic win for Price:

With the money on the line, Scott Gomez picked an interesting time to notch his first shot of the season. He might consider taking a few more given that his weakest attempt got by Marc-Andre Fleury to win last night's game.

That goal transfered whatever energy the Penguins had straight to the Canadiens, and Carey Price locked down the game despite Pittsburgh's best effort to draw even.

And it's a good thing Gomez was the one to score it, because had the Canadiens missed their opportunity to tie things up and lost this game 2-1, Gomez would've found himself having to craft an alibi for his absence in the team's first two.

Speaking of absent, Brian Gionta should likely be more visible with the "C" on his jersey. He's been a ghost through two games. We'll see if that tide turns when the Canadiens welcome the Lightning Wednesday to the Bell Centre for their home-opener.

Benoit Pouliot's been on the scoresheet in both games, though the two shifts in which he recorded assists are just about the only ones he's been noticeable on.

Pens Probably Puking over 2 for Cammalleri:

If there was one guy the Penguins wanted to keep off the scoresheet last night, it was Michael Cammalleri. Not only did the Canadiens leading sniper score, but he equalized the match on two separate occasions.

The first of Cammalleri's two on the night was spectacular: an amazing saucer thrown by Andrei Kostisyn as the Canadiens broke their own blue line with big-time speed. Plekanec corralled the puck, drove hard up the ice, outside Zbynek Michalek, faking wrap-around and hitting Cammalleri in the slot from the short-side of behind the net. It was the first of many three-way passing plays this line will combine for this season.

Who says small guys can't disturb in front of the net?

Cammalleri gave Fleury a headache as Josh Gorges let one go from the point. Cammalleri tipped it right through Fleury and just like that the Pens went from near celebration to complete deflation.

Huge momentum shift ahead of opening the Bell Centre:

They could've been skating home with two losses in their first two games--even in spite of Price's solid performances. What would that have meant for their confidence, for the fans' confidence in them and for their hopes against the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday?

Instead, they're 1-1 after Price was good enough to win Thursday against the Leafs and the main reason they got their first two points against the Penguins. Everyone feels better! It must be nice to carry that feeling over instead of mounting pressure to win that first game.