The Habs started out strong on Saturday night against Washington. However, they weren’t able to hold onto the lead, ultimately getting doubled up by a score of 4-2.

The Canadiens have shown plenty of patience when it comes to goaltender Cayden Primeau. However, they need an NHL-calibre backup and with Primeau showing he’s probably not going to be one, the time has come to try someone else.

After their overtime win on Tuesday, the Habs looked to make it two straight victories as they hosted Nashville on Thursday. Offence was hard to come by but Montreal was the only team to score as they collected the 3-0 win.

Despite a particularly rough start to the season, a handful of Montreal forwards earned strong grades for their early efforts while several others were issued failing grades from our writers.

Patrik Laine’s debut was a successful one for the Habs on Tuesday night. He scored Montreal’s only goal in regulation while Nick Suzuki buried his second overtime winner over the last week as Montreal beat the Islanders 2-1.

The Habs capped the month of November on a losing note while starting December the same as they were only able to pick up one victory and three points overall out of four games last week as they’ve slipped to second-last overall.

After a frustrating end to Saturday’s loss in New York, the Habs were back at it Sunday, looking to spoil Boston’s Centennial Game. However, a disastrous 70-second stretch in the first came back to haunt them as they fell 6-3.

The idea of the Habs staying in the mix this season sounded good at the start but a rough month of November has made that particular goal a fair bit tougher to achieve.  Despite their struggles, who were their top performers?  Make your picks for our monthly three stars.

Montreal’s penalty kill has been strong this season while the Rangers had struggled lately on the man advantage heading into Saturday’s action. However, New York’s trio of power play goals – including one in the final minute – helped them secure a 4-3 victory.

With his LTI conditioning loan wrapping up on Friday, news was expected today when it came to Rafael Harvey-Pinard.  The Habs activated him off LTIR and then placed him on waivers to assign him to Laval.