The Habs kicked off their final week of home games in 2023 on Wednesday as they hosted Pittsburgh. They weren’t able to capitalize on late power plays and eventually lost in a 12-round marathon shootout, falling 4-3.

The Habs had several strong performances from their goaltenders over the past week but they weren’t able to convert it into a big week in the standings as they only skated away with two of a possible four victories. Plus, we reveal the November 3 Stars results.

Montreal will welcome back a veteran defenceman for tonight’s game against Nashville as the team announced that they have activated him off injured reserve.  To make room on the roster, Mattias Norlinder was sent down to Laval.

It felt like only a matter of time before Samuel Montembeault signed a contract extension and that came to fruition late last week when he inked a three-year, $9.45 million deal. Having had some time to ponder the pact, our writers offer up their thoughts.

A trip out to Western Canada wasn’t the elixir the Rocket needed to end its losing streak as Laval dropped a pair of games to Abbotsford, extending their season-long slide to seven straight.

After nearly pulling off a comeback victory against Detroit, the Habs looked to get back in the win column on Monday against Seattle. This time, they got the early lead and nearly blew it but held on for the 4-2 victory.

The past week was a bit of a mixed bag for the Habs who picked up a road win to end their trip on a high note before suffering a pair of losses, one ugly and the other on the heels of an impressive comeback.

The news is in for Alex Newhook’s lower-body injury and it’s not ideal as the team announced Saturday that the winger will miss the next 10-12 weeks with a high ankle sprain.

After a pretty good start to the season in October, the Habs came back down a bit but still had some players shine more than others.  Who were their top performers?  Vote now for the monthly three stars.