The Habs welcomed the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Bell Centre on Tuesday night. Montreal started off well in the first, but two quick goals to start the second were too much to overcome as they fell 3-1.

The week started off on a sour note with a pair of losses against division rivals before the Habs put together their best effort of the early season in a convincing victory over the defending Stanley Cup Champions.

The Canadiens welcomed the defending Stanley Cup Champions to the Bell Centre on Saturday night. The Habs showed flashes of their great speed and kept the game tied through two periods before scoring three in the third to take home the 6-3 win

And now for something completely different as we take a look back at the late, great Canadiens tough guy John Ferguson.

In a game where the Habs were uncharacteristically outworked, they paid the ultimate price in their first regulation loss of the season as they fell 4-2 to Detroit on Thursday night.

In a game where the defensive coverage by both teams left much to be desired, Buffalo’s was ultimately the difference in a 5-4 overtime victory over the Habs on Wednesday night.

It appears that Michael McCarron has recovered from his groin injury that he sustained early in training camp as on Wednesday, the Habs announced that they have placed him on waivers.  He cleared on Thursday and was sent to Laval of the AHL.

Montreal’s 2019-20 season kicked off with a pair of very fast-paced games on the road. They trailed in both, led in both, and wound up going to a shootout in both as well as they ultimately split the two to pick up three of a possible four points.

The Canadiens played their second game of the season on Saturday night in Toronto. The Habs did not have a great first two periods, but they were able to rally and come back from a three-goal deficit in the third to walk away with a 6-5 shootout win.

In a game that was notably fast, the Canadiens had strong moments where they really hemmed the Hurricanes in their zone. However, they were unable to pull it out in the shootout, losing 4-3 on Thursday night.