While Montreal scuffled through their last two games of the week, they were still able to come away with three of four victories to keep themselves in the battle for top spot in the North Division.

On Saturday afternoon, the Habs looked to avenge their Thursday night loss as they travelled to Ottawa for a rematch against the Senators. It wasn’t a pretty game but they did just enough to pull off the 2-1 victory.

In a game that brought back memories of the 19-20 Canadiens, the Habs did not skate, did not forecheck, and did not execute with the puck. The result was a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night, a score that made the same seem closer than it really was.

In Captain Shea Weber’s 1,000th career NHL game, Vancouver presented a much stiffer challenge on Tuesday night. The Habs battled through a desperate opponent and prevailed 5-3 in what was a highly entertaining contest.

Monday’s game against Vancouver was all Habs from the drop of the puck. Nick Suzuki scored a minute in while Artturi Lehkonen scored shorthanded and the Canucks looked like a shell of themselves from last week as the Habs cruised to an easy 6-2 win.

After two weeks on the road, the Habs opened up their home portion for the 2020-21 season with a pair of games against Calgary and ultimately came away with a split of the two.

After being dominated in the first period, the Habs spent the rest of Saturday night shooting into the shin pads of Flames’ blockers while running into a wall in Jacob Markstrom when they were able to get to the net and they lost 2-0 as a result.

While the Habs can certainly say they’re pleased with having a defenceman like Victor Mete as their seventh defender, it’s not particularly ideal for Mete.  Accordingly, his agent revealed on Saturday night that Mete has asked to be traded.