For Montreal to have any remotely realistic chance of hanging around the playoff race, they needed a big week. They didn’t get it as they instead dropped all four game to fall even further out of the playoff picture.
After three straight disappointing losses, the Habs looked to end the week on a winning note as they hosted Dallas on Saturday night. They got off to a good start but blew a 3-0 lead before losing in overtime as they fell 4-3.
After a terrible first half of the week, the Habs were looking get back on the right track against the Penguins on Friday night. After an even first period, the Penguins took over the game in the second. The Habs didn’t find a way to put a comeback together in the third and lost their third straight, falling 4-1.
The Habs have had some good moves and some bad ones in recent years. Appointing a President of Hockey Operations should help ensure that the good outweighs the bad.
Following a disappointing loss to Arizona on Monday, the Habs weren’t able to get back on track on Wednesday night as they fell 4-1 to the Bruins while receiving some tough news on the injury front as well.
The Habs had their three-game win streak snapped on Monday night as the Coyotes completed a 55-minute comeback to beat the Habs 3-2 after the Habs scored twice in the first two minutes.
While Montreal’s postseason prospects are still minimal, they’re not going down without a fight after they picked up three wins in as many games to make up a bit of ground in the standings.
The Montreal Canadiens found themselves in their most important game of the season in a classic Saturday night matchup against Toronto. Marco Scandella tied the game late and Ilya Kovalchuk sent the Bell Centre crowd home happy with the OT winner as the Habs took it 2-1.
Despite an uphill battle to make the playoffs, some bright spots remained for the Habs in the month of January. Here are the results of who you voted for as the three stars of the month.
As the virus infected Habs took on the much more physical Ducks, they knew they had to rely on speed to get the win on Thursday night. They ultimately relied on Nick Suzuki and Brenden Gallagher to spark the offense as they skated away with a 3-2 shootout victory setting the stage for a key game on Saturday against the Leafs.