Jeff Petry scored two on great shots and that was the difference on Wednesday night as the Habs managed to beat the Rangers who were sitting many of their top regulars in preparation for the postseason.
After an absolutely beautiful tribute to the late Guy Lafleur, the Habs were unable to snap their losing skid as they dropped Sunday night’s contest by a 5-3 score to the visiting Boston Bruins.
Thursday night was a strange game as both teams could gain more by losing the contest. In the end, the Flyers were able to beat Carey Price a little too easily as they put up six goals, too much for the Habs to overcome as they loss 6-3 in what can only be described as a sloppy affair.
The Habs outshot the Islanders 44-20 on Friday, missed some glorious chances, and really had them on the ropes all night long. However, they never could solve Ilya Sorokin and made some untimely mistakes en route to spoiling Carey Price’s return with a 3-0 loss.
On a Monday night where too many veterans took the night off, the Habs relied on a strong Samuel Montembeault performance to stay in the game longer than they deserved to. It almost worked but Winnipeg ultimately skated away with the 4-2 win.
The Habs had a good first half on Tuesday night but were unable to keep it up for the entire 60 minutes. Add to this an inability to counter Ottawa’s man advantage and the end result was Montreal getting handed a 6-3 defeat.
Thursday was just one of those games where the Habs had absolutely no answer for the juggernaut that was the Carolina Hurricanes as they fell 4-0. Good thing Jake Allen was stellar, otherwise the score would have been much uglier.
In a game that was filled with intensity, good intention, and terrible execution on Sunday night, the Habs were true to the team they’ve gotten us used to of late. They relied on timely saves from their netminder, some bad defensive coverage, and a never-say-die attitude that allowed them to tie the game in the final moments before finally falling to the Devils 3-2 in a shootout.
The Habs saw what a top team in the league looks like on Thursday night. They were dominated by the Panthers for most of the game, but an excellent performance by Jake Allen kept the game a little closer than it likely should have been as Montreal eventually lost but only by a 4-3 margin.
In a game that was wildly entertaining on Thursday, the Habs welcomed back some veterans as Jake Allen and Christian Dvorak returned to the lineup. They briefly had the lead but ultimately came away with yet another overtime loss in this game that featured many momentum swings and an overall fun pace as Dallas skated away with the 4-3 win.