In a game filled with big hits and many fights, the Habs were the aggressors in this surprising turn of events. The strategy proved effective as the Habs punished the Stars on their way to a 4-2 win.

The Canadiens lacked consistency, finish, and ultimately blueline mobility in their 5-2 loss to Columbus on Monday night.

The road continues to be unkind to the Habs who only managed to be remotely competitive in one of their three games. On the flip side, Laval was at home this past week but wasn’t able to accomplish much either, collecting just a single win in their three contests.

Max Pacioretty has a lot in common with Penguins winger Phil Kessel between his play and how he has been criticized. Will he also be like Kessel and finding himself in a different uniform down the road?

The Habs started strong on Thursday night but it didn’t take much for the effort go to waste as the Habs fell 5-0 to Florida.

In what turned into an ugly contest, the Habs lost their streak of earning at least a point as they fell 6-4 to New Jersey on Tuesday night. They also lost their streak of playing excellent hockey as many of the young players on trial to end the season had particularly rough outings.

Deadline day was a quiet one for the Habs who made a pair of small moves while keeping Max Pacioretty in the fold. Did they do enough? Did they make the right call by not trading Pacioretty? Our writers offer up their thoughts.

With the games all but meaningless now, the Habs have started to rack up the points, collecting a pair of wins and extra time losses over the week. The same can’t be said for Laval as their depleted roster picked up a win but dropped their two other contests in regulation.

The heavily short-handed Habs played a perfect and boring road game for all of 55 minutes on Saturday. With five minutes to play, they gave the Bruins an inch too much and seven minutes later, Boston fans were elated with their 2-1 overtime victory over the rival Habs.