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(AP) -- After a slow start, Carey Price has rounded into form. The Columbus Blue Jackets hope they can say the same of Steve Mason in the very near future.

A pair of goaltenders headed in opposite directions likely will be on display Tuesday night as the Blue Jackets try to rebound from an ugly loss in a matchup with the Montreal Canadiens.

Price has established himself as one of the league's best young goaltenders with two strong seasons for the Canadiens (11-11-1) since he was the fifth overall selection in the 2005 draft. He began 2009-10 as Montreal's No. 1 goalie but an early-season six-game losing streak opened the door for Jaroslav Halak to get more playing time. (MORE)

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Columbus (12-7-3)
Montreal (11-11-1)

Preview | Head to Head

Standings
Northeast Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Ottawa	12	6	3	27
Buffalo	12	6	2	26
Boston	11	8	4	26
Montreal	11	11	1	23
Toronto	4	11	7	15

Leaders
Points:	T. Plekanec	22
Plus/Minus:	M. Cammalleri	9
Shots on Goal:	M. Cammalleri	80
PIM:	P. Mara	35
Win:	C. Price	6
Shutouts:	None

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	53 (26)
Shots:	662 (18)
PP%:	16.7% (25)
Penalty Minutes:	327 (14)
Assists:	88 (28)
SH Goals:	1 (22)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	65 (13)
Shots Against:	713 (8)
PK%:	80.4% (16)
Penalty Minutes:	289 (20)
Shutouts:	0 (25)
Sv%:	0.909 (15)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/24	vs. Cls	-
11/25	@ Pit	L 1-6 10/28
11/28	vs. Was	W 3-2 11/20
12/1	vs. Tor	W 5-4 10/31
12/3	@ Buf	W 2-1 10/3
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/21	vs. Det	L 2-3
11/20	@ Was	W 3-2
11/17	vs. Car	W 3-2
11/14	@ Nsh	L 0-2
11/12	@ Pho	W 4-2
11/10	vs. Cgy	L 0-1
11/7	vs. TB	L 1-3
11/5	@ Bos	W 2-1
11/3	vs. Atl	L 4-5
10/31	vs. Tor	W 5-4

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/21/2009	S. Gomez	Lower-body injury (day-to-day)
11/13/2009	B. Gionta	Broken bone in left foot (IR)
11/3/2009	H. Gill	Fractured foot (IR)
10/31/2009	M. D'Agostini	Concussion (IR)
10/2/2009	A. Markov	Lacerated tendon, ankle (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/19/2009	G. Stewart	Sent to minors Hamilton-AHL for conditioning stint
11/18/2009	M. Carle	Sent to minors Hamilton-AHL
11/8/2009	A. Henry	Sent to minors Hamilton-AHL
11/6/2009	J. Leach	Claimed off waivers
11/4/2009	R. White	Called up from minors from Hamilton-AHL
11/4/2009	T. Pyatt	Called up from minors from Hamilton-AHL
11/3/2009	M. Carle	Called up from minors from Hamilton-AHL
10/18/2009	M. Bergeron	Called up from minors from Hamilton-AHL
10/18/2009	S. Belle	Sent to minors Hamilton-AHL
10/13/2009	S. Belle	Called up from minors from Hamilton-AHL

	Montreal Canadiens (11-11-1)