David Rittich did his best to make this one interesting but the Habs put forth a dominant showing against the Flames on Tuesday and came away with a 3-2 victory.

The Habs got off to a strong start to their week and it was looking like they had a shot at a clean sweep of all three games before some struggles on Saturday night against Ottawa proved to be costly.

The Habs came out flying on Saturday night but weren’t able to keep up the effort for 60 minutes. As their compete level dwindled, so too did the lead they had established and in the end, they were only able to salvage a point in the 4-3 overtime loss to Ottawa.

Marc Bergevin’s 2018 offseason work was an improvement on his 2017 summer and it has already paid dividends for both now and the future.

It was far from perfect but the Habs continued their amazing run to start the year, scoring in the dying seconds of regulation to earn a 3-2 win over St. Louis on Wednesday night.

Jacob de la Rose’s time in Montreal has come to an end as the Red Wings claimed him off of waivers on Wednesday.

The Habs made their 2018-19 home debut this past week and although they put forth a pair of strong performances against two quality opponents, they were only able to come out of it with a split.

The Habs looked outmatched to start the game but displayed resilience and effort in fighting their way to a 4-3 shootout win over the Penguins on Saturday night.

Despite controlling the puck for most of the game, the Habs clearly lacked the experience to handle the pressure of the home opener on Thursday night as they fell 3-0 to Los Angeles.