A discouraging start to the road trip after building so many positives during their recent homestand. The 6-3 loss to the Wild that was never truly contested by the Canadiens leaves the Habs in a bad spot with two more road games to be played before a return home.

The Habs knew they wanted to give Al Montoya a bit more goal support than in his last start. They did just that by burying eight en route to an 8-3 victory over Ottawa, their third win in their last four games.

It will be a while yet before Nikita Scherbak gets back into the lineup. The team announced on Monday that he underwent successful knee surgery with an estimated recovery time of six weeks.

It wasn’t pretty at times but it was still a productive week for the Habs who won two of their three games. In Laval, their inconsistent play as of late continued as they managed to pick up three of six points but let a big lead slip away late that proved costly.

After a dominant first period, Montreal allowed the Rangers to get back in the game but they were able to come out with a 5-4 victory nonetheless on Saturday night.

Despite controlling the majority of this match, the Canadiens were repeatedly thwarted by a dominant Jonathan Quick on this night.

A look into Max Pacioretty’s production, history, and value. Trading this type of player is never a good idea, unless one enjoys having the salary cap constraints of the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Canadiens found the back of the net and the win column Tuesday night. Some timely saves from Carey Price were an important factor in this one as the 5-1 final score is somewhat deceptive to the action on the ice between the Habs and Panthers.