The Habs looked to sweep the home-and-home set against the Sabres on Monday night. They blew a big lead but it didn’t matter in the end as Mike Matheson potted the overtime winner in a 4-3 victory.

February was an interesting month for the Habs. They weren’t able to carry over their momentum from January, hitting the break on a low note. But with three straight wins to end the month, they’re still around the playoff picture. Who were their top performers?  Make your picks for our monthly three stars.

While the Habs still have an uphill battle to get back into the playoff picture, they did their best to keep afloat in the chase, picking up wins in all three games to gain a bit of ground in the Wild Card standings.

The Habs were able to bounce back from a second period deficit on Saturday night in Buffalo. Alex Newhook’s late goal in that period was the eventual winner as Montreal picked up the 4-2 victory.

The Habs certainly didn’t put up a complete effort on Thursday like they did versus Carolina but aided by Cole Caufield’s highlight-reel goal, they were able to get past San Jose 4-3 in overtime.

As a devoted fan of the Montreal Canadiens living in Ohio, I’ve always navigated a peculiar space when it comes to hockey. That came up again recently during the 4 Nations Face-Off.

The Habs played their first home game in more than two weeks on Tuesday, hosting Carolina. The contest didn’t feature many scoring opportunities, but Montreal took advantage of what they had, picking up the 4-0 win.

After a long break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Habs kicked off the stretch run on a winning note but they will need to get on a bit of run if they want to stay within striking distance of the playoffs with the trade deadline looming large.

The Habs were back in action on Saturday after the long break. They squandered an early two-goal lead to Ottawa but took advantage of a tough night at the office for Linus Ullmark, allowing Montreal to pick up the 5-2 win.

Topics in our latest podcast include the upcoming trade deadline and some of Montreal’s rentals, the strong play in Laval, predictions for the 4 Nations Face-Off, and much more.