The Habs grabbed a two-goal lead with a rare strong second period on Tuesday against Buffalo but couldn’t hold it, with the game going to overtime. After no one scored in the extra session, the Canadiens were a perfect three-for-three in the shootout to secure the 4-3 victory.
The Habs opened up the home portion of their 2026-27 schedule this past week, doing so in not the best of fashions. They struggled mightily in their home opener and only managed one win out of three, though they deserved a better fate than that.
The Habs thought they had scored three goals against Detroit on Saturday but in the end, they had none through 65 minutes of play. But in the sixth round of the shootout, Zachary Bolduc first lost the puck, then gained control to fire home the winner.
With Kaiden Guhle nearing a return, there was a potential logjam on the horizon on Montreal’s back end. That’s no longer the case as the Habs announced Friday that they’ve traded Jayden Struble to Nashville for a 2027 second-round pick.
It appears that Samuel Montembeault’s injury isn’t as bad as initially feared. The Habs announced Friday that the netminder is set to miss the next 10-14 days due to his lower-body injury.
After a tough outing against Carolina, the Habs looked to get back on track Thursday against Nashville. They played a much better game but weren’t rewarded for their efforts, falling 5-2.
In advance of what many expected would be his season debut Thursday, goaltender Samuel Montembeault left practice today with an injury. In response, Montreal has recalled netminder Jacob Fowler from Laval.
It was a wild first period in Tuesday’s home opener. However, the Habs weren’t able to keep pace against the Hurricanes, eventually falling 6-4.
Ivan Demidov’s sophomore season isn’t getting off to the best of starts. The Habs announced on Tuesday that the winger will miss the next two-to-four weeks with a lower-body injury.
The first week of the season is in the books for the Habs. They only played in two games but they were both eventful. In the end, despite some rough stretches, Montreal was able to come away with three points out of four to get them started on the right note.