The Habs kicked off their third straight back-to-back set on Saturday as they hosted San Jose. However, they looked more like a team in the second half of it instead of the first, helping to allow San Jose to double them up by a score of 4-2.
The Habs got off to a terrible start in Los Angeles, being outshot 16-1 at one point. However, even after they had blown a lead to trail in the third, the top line was able to restore that with two tallies in less than a minute to give Montreal the 4-3 victory.
After losing multiple leads against the Islanders on Thursday, the Habs bounced back nicely against Washington. Cole Caufield had a pair of goals while Jakub Dobes turned aside 27 shots as Montreal picked up the 6-2 win.
After falling twice to the Sabres this month, the Habs got some revenge to end January. Cole Caufield scored twice in the third period to give Montreal the lead and they held on from there for the 4-2 win.
The Habs had the lead for most of Saturday night’s game in Boston. However, a disastrous 12-second stretch proved to be the difference with the Bruins scoring twice to secure them the 4-3 victory.
The middle game of Montreal’s home stand was a tough one on Saturday. They couldn’t muster up much offensively against Detroit and the Red Wings were able to capitalize on some of their chances to secure a 4-0 win.
The Habs held St. Louis to fewer than 20 shots on Saturday afternoon, a solid showing overall defensively. However, they couldn’t get anything going offensively as Jordan Binnington shut them down, leading the Blues to a 2-0 victory.
The Habs kicked off a back-to-back home-and-home set against Pittsburgh on Saturday. In their final home game of 2025, they put forth one of their better games as of late. Owen Beck had his first NHL goal while Jacob Fowler had his first NHL shutout in a 4-0 victory.
Despite shots being few and far between, the Habs got off to a great start on Saturday, getting a 3-0 lead on the Rangers. However, they weren’t able to hold and eventually fell 5-4 in overtime.
The Habs haven’t had much success during the regular season in Toronto in recent years. While they led for a good chunk of the game, they lost the lead in the third but still managed to snap their winless drought at Scotiabank Arena with a 2-1 shootout victory.