The Habs once again came out strong, took a lead, and were ultimately able to hang on for the 3-2 win on Wednesday night as they split the road game giving them home-ice advantage moving forward.

Another of Montreal’s international minor leaguers is heading back overseas as it was announced on Tuesday that defenceman Otto Leskinen has signed a two-year deal with Jokerit of the KHL.

The Habs came out strong on Monday but couldn’t beat a floundering Marc-Andre Fleury. Ten minutes later, the Knights woke up and the Habs didn’t have an answer other than Carey Price’s continued heroics but it wasn’t enough as the Golden Knights opened the series with a 4-1 win.

The Habs are heavy undergoes once again as they head into their third-round series against the Golden Knights but there are some ways that they can come out victorious. Our writers provide their thoughts on how Montreal can win the series.

The Habs didn’t waste any time finishing Winnipeg off as they spent both ends of a back-to-back game last week to sweep Winnipeg, earning themselves a long break in the process and a trip to Vegas for the third round.

The third round of the playoffs will be underway starting Sunday afternoon and once again the Montreal Canadiens advanced despite the odds being against them. The HabsWorld writers provide their predictions on the two semifinal series to see who will advance on to the Stanley Cup final.

Marc Bergevin is the mad scientist who concocted this version of the Habs and has assembled a group of veterans, youngsters, and everything in between to make the Canadiens an intriguing team to watch for heading into their series against Vegas.

Over the past several days, Laval has been getting a head start on putting their team together for next season, signing some prospects.  On Friday, they added a veteran to their ranks, announcing the signing of winger Gabriel Bourque to a one-year AHL deal.