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WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals go for their seventh straight win Saturday night against a Montreal Canadiens team looking to avoid a third straight loss.T.J. Oshie scored the tying goal in the third period and added one of Washingtons two shootout scores as the Capitals (19-7-3) won at Carolina, 4-3 on Friday night for their sixth win a row.It was Oshies 37th career shootout goal and his third-period tally was his 10th of the season. Oshie missed seven games with an upper-body injury -- during which time the Capitals went 3-3-1 -- and Washingtons winning streak coincides with his return.Hes a big part of our team. Theres no question, Capitals coach Barry Trotz told the Washington Post. We missed his ability on the power play. Hes one of the best on that diamond spot. Just what he brings to the team all over, energy and just his personality and all that.That power play clicking once again. The Capitals have scored a power-play goal in six of their last seven games and have scored 13 in their last 14 games. Alex Ovechkin scored with the man advantage Friday night, his 14th goal of the season.The Canadiens fell behind 4-0 to the San Jose Sharks at home Friday night before scoring twice in the third period of a 4-2 loss.We know we have to be better, play with more urgency early on, stay out of the box and roll four lines, Montreals Max Pacioretty said. Just dug too big of a hole to dig ourselves out of.Montreal (19-7-4) got third-period goals from Brian Flynn and Jeff Petry.Its unacceptable, Canadiens defenseman Nathan Beaulieu said of the slow start. But I liked the way we finished, and weve got to carry that over to (Saturday) in Washington.Goalie Carey Price allowed four goals on 18 shots before being replaced by Al Montoya, who had been slated to start versus Washington. It was the first time since Oct. 13, 2014 that Price was pulled from a game.Coach Michel Therrien announced after the game that Price would now get the start against the Capitals.Pricey didnt get pulled because he wasnt good enough, Beaulieu said. Hes the best player in the world and hes our best player. It had nothing to do with him -- it was us. Sometimes we need a wake-up call.Back-up Philipp Grubauer was in goal Friday for Washington, and Braden Holtby will start against the Canadiens. Hes 8-0-2 in 11 games against them with a 1.60 goals against average and a .944 save percentage.Ovechkin has 22 goals and 18 assists in 39 games versus Montreal.Justin Williams also scored for Washington against the Hurricanes. After scoring two goals in 23 games, he has five goals in his last five games.Yes, the last few games weve won, but weve just played better, Williams added. And we didnt give up when some calls didnt go our way. Thats just the way it is sometimes and you have to battle through it. I love the way we persevered.Price is 5-9-4 in 18 games versus Washington with a 3.08 GAA and .898 save percentage.Montreal winger Andrew Shaw was a late scratch Friday, as the team announced he would miss the game with concussion-like symptoms that developed late Thursday afternoon. He wont make the trip to Washington.Canadiens winger Sven Andrighetto left the game against San Jose in the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return. He was also ruled out for Saturdays game, leading the Canadiens to call up forward Chris Terry from the AHLs St. Johns IceCaps after the game. Joe Musgrove Jersey . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. Willie Stargell Jersey . 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He was 95.The university said Menefee died Thursday in Waco.Menefee served as Baylors AD from 1980-92, a stretch when the Bears won the 1980 conference title. He had a 149-144 record as the mens basketball coach from 1961-73.The native of tiny Grandfalls, Texas, first went to Baylor iin 1947 as a physical education instructor.ddddddddddddHe also was an assistant coach and oversaw freshman teams.Menefee was with the U.S. Marines in the Pacific during World War II, and served three months in Okinawa. He was awarded a Purple Heart. His wife, Dorothy, died in 2012 after they had been married for 69 years. ' ' '