It was a rare Friday night match for the Habs as they travelled to New York to take on the Rangers at MSG. It was an exciting back and forth game, but the Habs found a way to pull off the 2-1 victory.
By the time the midway point of the game arrived and the Habs woke up on Thursday night, they were down three to Colorado and spent the rest of the night chasing down that lead before ultimately falling 3-2.
With all the former captains in attendance on Tuesday night, the Habs pulled out a near 60-minute effort on their way to snapping their eight-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Islanders.
It was another week to forget for the Habs as they were shellacked early on and while their play improved with each game, it wasn’t enough to get back in the win column as their losing streak has hit eight straight.
Keith Kinkaid hasn’t had the strongest of starts to his season and the Habs have decided it’s time for someone else to get a chance for now. He cleared waivers on Tuesday and has been assigned to Laval.
The Canadiens were looking get back in the win column as they visited TD Garden in Boston on Sunday. After seven straight losses, Montreal came into the game with something to prove. It was a solid first forty minutes for the Habs but a lack of execution in the third gave the Bruins a 3-1 win.
The Canadiens were looking to right the ship and snap an ugly six-game losing streak when they battled the Flyers in a matinee affair. The Habs were the better team for most of the game but a lack of timely scoring cost them the game, as they lost 4-3 in OT to extend the losing streak to 7.
The Habs had surprisingly few troubles scoring goals through the first quarter of the seasons which has resulted in some high grades for their forwards.
Topics in this episode of the HabsWorld podcast include Montreal’s six game losing streak, what could they do next, Guy Carbonneau’s induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Bill Peters and Don Cherry’s actions towards being fired, and more.
For the most part, the Habs were the better team on Thursday. However, when they broke down defensively, it was simply atrocious and the scoring chances given up were too dangerous and too numerous as the Devils skated away with a 6-4 win.