The Montreal Canadiens continue to pile up the wins in a most unusual way – but can it continue?

The Habs were outshot against the Boston Bruins Tuesday night by a 2-to-1 margin: the shot total was 43-23, yet it resulted in another win for the Habs and breaking the rules of hockey.

“We can't let up 43 shots on net,” said winger Alex Radulov. “The goalie is not an iron man. He's good but we’ve got to play better and need to play more in the offence instead of our zone. Everyone understands that we have to keep working.”

Defenceman Shea Weber agrees.“The results speak for themselves. I've never paid much attention to that stuff. Obviously, shoot the puck more, get to the interior and prime scoring areas,” he said.

The reason getting dominated in chances and shots is working is goaltender Carey Price, who is 8 and 0 with a .953 save percentage.

When asked if he is the best goalie in the world, his team offered a resounding yes.

“You see the impact he has on shooters as well when there's cross-crease play. They know it's quick and they have to rush their shot,” said winger Brendan Gallagher. “It puts a lot pressure on the shooter as a result. We see that in practice as well. He's definitely powerful. He reads the play so well and his anticipation level is as good as anyone and that’s a big reason why.”

“His push, he’s just in front of the puck,” said centre Torrey Mitchell. “He makes it look so easy every time. It's nice to have him back there. We're leaning on him a little too much in the last four, five games. We need to play better in front of him.”

They may have to lean on Price even more Thursday night against Los Angeles: on Tuesday night the Kings were in Toronto and outshot the Leafs 43-19 and won 7-0.

In preparation for that game, the Habs worked on some quite physical drills Wednesday.

“It's a big team and they like to play a heavy game. In years past I've seen them quite a bit. We got to know it's going to be a physical game, but we need to, for us, use our speed,” said defenceman Jeff Petry.

The Habs will try to make it three in a row Thursday night when the L.A. Kings visit. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Bell Centre.

There may be a change to the lineup: David Desharnais was taken off a regular rotation on his line and replaced with Phillip Danault.