Montreal pulled off a huge third-period comeback on Sunday to get the game to overtime. However, the Lightning scored on both their chances in the shootout while the Habs didn’t, giving Tampa Bay the 5-4 victory.

The Habs looked to sweep the weekend and their season series against Pittsburgh on Sunday. While they were able to tie the game to send it to overtime, they weren’t able to pick up the extra point, falling 4-3 in a shootout.

After blowing the lead on Saturday against the Rangers, the Habs had another three-goal advantage on Sunday against Edmonton. This time, they played much better with the advantage, eventually earning the 4-1 victory.

The Habs rebounded well from a tough loss on Tuesday against Ottawa. They came back from a pair of one-goal deficits on Wednesday against Winnipeg while Cole Caufield potted the shootout winner in a 3-2 victory.

Montreal’s second period on Wednesday in Utah was a problem as they allowed three goals. However, they managed a pair of goals in the first and third periods, allowing them to start their Western road trip on a winning note.

The Habs found themselves down by two in the third period on Monday but were able to stage a comeback to get to overtime. They controlled the play in the extra session but couldn’t score and then in the shootout, the Blue Jackets scored twice on three shots to give them the 4-3 win.

The Habs weren’t able to muster up much offence on Dustin Wolf on Wednesday in Calgary but, backed by another strong showing from Jakub Dobes, what they had was enough as Mike Matheson’s overtime goal gave Montreal a 2-1 victory.

Both the Habs and Maple Leafs traded the lead in Wednesday’s season opener. However, Toronto scored near the midway point of the third and added a pair of empty-netters to pick up the 5-2 victory.

The Habs trailed for a good part of Monday’s preseason opener against Pittsburgh but a third-period goal from Owen Beck was enough to force overtime and Oliver Kapanen potted the winner in the shootout as Montreal earned the 2-1 win.