Rocket Weekly: A Split Against The Marlies
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Laval’s offensive woes struck again as they weren’t able to take advantage of a depleted Marlies back end and they wound up splitting their pair of games as a result.
Laval’s offensive woes struck again as they weren’t able to take advantage of a depleted Marlies back end and they wound up splitting their pair of games as a result.
While the week got off to a rough start, the Habs were able to salvage it by picking up a pair of road victories to head into the holiday break on a high note.
Montreal’s 2018 draft class was perceived as a strong one so it’s no surprise that three of their selections find themselves just missing out on a top ten spot in our prospect rankings.
Home ice was kind to Laval last week as they were able to pick up five of a possible six points to help them gain some ground as they look to try to get back into the playoff picture.
After an ugly start to the week, the Habs rebounded well as a pair of high-scoring third periods propelled them to two victories to end their week on a winning note.
After a wild win on Thursday, the Habs headed into Saturday night looking to wrap up the week on a high note as they hosted Ottawa. They saved their best for last, using a four-goal surge in the third period to beat the Sens 5-2 for the third time in less than two weeks.
Last week got off to a terrible start for Laval but they were able to salvage it with a strong effort over the weekend to split their two games.
The Habs rebounded quite nicely this past week, picking up wins in all three of their games to give themselves a small cushion on a playoff position.
Following a strong showing on the road in Ottawa, the Habs went to Chicago on Sunday looking to make it two straight road victories. It was far from a pretty effort but the penalty kill stepped up to help Montreal get a 3-2 win.
While the Habs struggled a bit in November, the same can’t be said for many of their prospects who put up strong showings. Those are highlighted in our three stars.