Peter Budaj will start Thursday's game against Edmonton. It will mark his first action of the season. Number one goaltender Carey Price played in Wednesday's loss to Calgary, so Budaj gets to play the second contest of Montreal's back-to-back situation. Budaj was solid for the Canadiens last season, while posting an 8-1-1 record with a .908 save percentage and a 2.29 GAA.