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EDMONTON -- John Wooden, the highly successful former coach of the UCLA Bruins basketball team, once said, "Little things make the big things happen." Canadas team at the womens under-20 World Cup channelled those words last week after a rough start at the tournament. The hosts opened with a loss and were on the verge of elimination after giving up two goals in the first half of their next game against Finland. The "little thing" that helped them was the vocal support of the teams substitute players. It became a motivator that sparked the squad to a 3-2 comeback victory and then a 1-0 win over North Korea that moved Canada into Saturdays quarter-final against Germany at Commonwealth Stadium. Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan said shes never been on a team thats been so supportive, adding it was a big help at halftime of the France game. "Each individual player was like, You have had a strong game. You may not feel like it but you still have 45 minutes, the opportunity, go out there and prove it," she said. "So we got that message à and went out there and capitalized on opportunities." Now the Canadians have an opportunity to advance to the semifinal. To get there theyll have to contain a surprisingly offensive German team that has scored 12 goals in its three wins. "We know were facing a tough team, one of the best in the world so its going to be a real challenging game," said defender Kylie Davis. "They have had a lot of goals. Theyve always been known to put away their chances and theyve been doing a good job of that. But we put in the work to be ready for it." The favoured German team is clinical and creative, talented and technical, fast and functional. "Theyre very diverse," said Sheridan. "Theyve very strong athletically and they have a lot of technical skills. But they are also very fast so we have to be ready for all kinds of attacks." However, the Canadians are quick to point out the Germans have given up six goals in three games, although five of those came in a surprising 5-5 tie with China. "If youre going to look at the goals for, you should look at the goals against also," said Davis. "Theyre a good team and definitely clinical if you look at their goals for but weve done a lot of work too and score some pretty nice goals. "So hopefully the gates have opened and the flood is coming." An offensive shootout is not expected. Other than those five goals by China, Germany surrendered one goal in its two other victories while Canada has given up three goals in its three games. The Canadians are confident they have the game plan to deal with the German offence. "We have our tactics and our staff does a real good job of providing us tools from the game footage," said Davis. "And we put a lot of work in reviewing that and putting it on the field so were just going to go with the plan." 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It will then be back to business once the puck drops as the two clubs battle for key points in their respective playoff races. Watch the game live on TSN Canadiens and listen on TSN Radio 690 starting at 7:30pm et. Roy, of course, was a third-round pick by the Canadiens franchise in the 1984 draft and spent his first 10-plus seasons with Montreal before his infamous trade to Colorado in December of 1995 after a fallout with then head coach Mario Tremblay. During his time with the Habs, Roy won a pair of Conn Smythe Trophies and Stanley Cup titles in 1986 and 1993. He also won two Cups and another Conn Smythe award with the Avalanche. Roy has since had his No. 33 jersey retired by the Canadiens and faced Montreal for the first time as a coach when the Avalanche picked up a 4-1 victory at home on Nov. 2. It was Colorados fourth straight win over the Habs and it has also won its past two in Montreal. Roy admitted after Sundays win over the Ottawa Senators that he hadnt been looking ahead to this matchup. "Now Im going to think about it, but before that I was not really focusing on this," said Roy. "Ive been talking to our players that I want a partnership with them. I want us to focus on what we have to do every night and take it one day at a time. I have to do the same thing as them. "I have a lot of respect for the Montreal organization and I have a lot of respect for the fans in Montreal. They were a big part of my career, my 10 years there (were) outstanding, and now that were going to play them Im just going to try and approach it as a hockey game." The big storyline for both clubs isnt the reunion as much as the chase for playoff positioning. Colorado is second in the Central Division with 93 points, one ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks and eight back of the St. Louis Blues. Montreal, meanwhile, is tied for second in the Atlantic Division with the Tampa Bay Lightning, a distant 16 points behind the Boston Bruins. However, the Canadiens also are only one point ahead of the fourth-place Toronto Maple Leafs. Habs goaltender Carey Price said on Monday that the club needs to focus on the game and not the return of Roy.dddddddddddd "(He) is obviously a special player, when it comes to this franchise. But at the end of the day its not about that. Its about our team versus theirs on the ice and right now were in desperation mode trying to pick up points," said Price, though he did admit that Roy was one of his favorite goaltenders. "He was the favorite among many in my generation. Its pretty exciting to have the opportunity to play against him, indirectly I guess." Price missed Montreals first eight games after the Winter Olympic break having suffered a lower-body injury while helping lead Canada to a second straight gold medal. He finally returned to action on Saturday in a 5-4 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators, then did not make his clubs trip to Buffalo to get extra rest. Instead, Dustin Tokarski played in his 10th NHL game and notched a 29-save shutout, the first of his career, in a 2-0 win over the Sabres. He helped Montreal to its second straight win following a three-game slide. "The main thing is the two points," Tokarski said. "It was just a little icing on the cake with the shutout." Dale Weise and Brendan Gallagher scored the goals for the Habs. Price will get the start tonight and is 0-2-1 with a 3.61 goals against average versus the Avalanche. Backup netminder Jean- Sebastien Giguere will get the start for the Avs in what may be his last game played in his home town. The Montreal-born Giguere is 8-3-1 against the Canadiens with a 2.49 GAA. Colorado has won seven of its last nine and notched a 3-1 triumph over Ottawa on Sunday. Andre Benoit, Nick Holden and John Mitchell supplied the goals and Semyon Varlamov made 38 saves. Varlamov came within six seconds of a shutout before getting beat on a one- time blast from the point by Ottawas Mika Zibanejad. "He played so well ... The guys wanted to get the shutout for (Varlamov), but they made a great play," said Roy. Forward Matt Duchene collected two assists as Colorado played a fourth game in a row without Paul Stastny due to a back issue. 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