The Habs came out strong every period but quickly ran out of energy. This allowed Vegas to dictate the pace for a majority of this game on Thursday night. However, the never say die attitude of this team re-surfaced as they dug deep and salvaged the game with a nice 2-goal comeback in the third period before winning it 5-4 in overtime.
The Canadiens started their three game Western road trip by paying a visit to the Coyotes in Arizona. The Habs took advantage of some quick starts to each period, and played a near perfect road game in a 4-1 victory.
The Habs started off their week with a disappointing outing against San Jose but rebounded nicely to beat Toronto and split the two home games before embarking on their Western road trip.
The Montreal Canadiens were looking to get back on track when they hosted their arch rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs, on Saturday night. The Habs squandered an early 2-0 lead, but came back strong in the third period and finished with a nice 5-2 victory.
The Habs came out strong but the veteran presence of the Sharks knew how to handle it. With an early lead, San Jose put on a road game clinic as they bored both the fans and the Habs to sleep on their way to what can only be described as a soft or easy 4-2 road win.
Last week was a bit of an up and down one for the Habs who started and ended with a disappointing result with a pair of dominant victories in between. But it wasn’t all bad as Victor Mete finally got his first NHL goal.
The Habs went into Minnesota on Saturday with the hopes of sweeping their season series against the Wild. Unfortunately for Montreal, some early-season demons came back to bite them as they fell 4-3.
The Habs were looking to win their second straight as they paid a visit to St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. They scored three goals in the first half of the second period and didn’t look back as they defeated the Blues for the second straight Saturday, this time 5-2.
The HabsWorld podcast returns for the premiere episode of its eighth straight season. Host Norm Szcyrek was joined by cohosts Paul MacLeod and Jonathan Rebelo to talk about Les Canadiens and have a few laughs.
The Habs welcomed the struggling to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. They had a dominating effort from start to finish and left the arena with a 4-0 win with a pair of youngsters picking up their first NHL goals.