The Habs welcomed back Christian Dvorak to the lineup on Saturday night in St. Louis but they were out-skated and out-hustled by a Blues team that was playing their third game in four nights, falling by a 6-3 score.
It took another multi-goal comeback but the Habs were able to pick up their fourth win in the last five games on Saturday night, skating away with a 4-3 shootout victory over Winnipeg.
The Habs blew a third-period lead again on Saturday night against Washington but they were able to bounce back with Cole Caufield potting the winner in overtime for the 3-2 victory.
Montreal nearly squandered another multi-goal lead in the third period in their home opener on Saturday but they were able to hold on just enough to pick up their first win of the season, 3-2 over Chicago.
Montreal’s final preseason game was on Saturday night as the Habs travelled to Ottawa to take on the Senators. The Habs squandered the lead in the third period but rebounded with three unanswered after that to pick up the 6-4 win.
The Canadiens hosted the Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre for the first time this season on Saturday night, and outshot them 34-22 but were outscored 3-1 as the Habs had neither solid defence nor lights-out goaltending to bail them out.
Montreal’s 2022-23 season came to an end on Thursday night as they hosted the league-leading Bruins. The Habs put up a good fight, holding the lead on multiple occasions but a pair of goals from Boston in the third were the difference-maker as they picked up the 5-4 win.
Montreal’s final Saturday contest of the season was a tough one. A brutal first period had them down quickly and things didn’t get much better from there with Toronto picking up a 7-1 victory.
The month of April got off to a rough start for the Habs as on Saturday, Carolina came to town and dominated throughout the game, eventually skating away with an easy 3-0 victory.
The Habs were unable to prevent Florida from sweeping the season series on Thursday night as the Panthers came in on the second half of a back-to-back set and skated away with a 5-2 victory.