It looked like an anemic powerplay through two periods, but the Montreal Canadiens’ man advantage sprung to life in the third period for a 3-2 come from behind win against Columbus.

Home ice wasn’t too friendly to the Habs this past week as they could only muster a single point in a pair of losses to the top two teams in the Eastern Conference standings.

There weren’t a lot of conflicting opinions when it came to voting for the HW 3 Stars of December. The Habsworld readers made their selections almost unanimously, and as a result, it was practically a landslide when it came to selecting the 3 Stars. Spe

It was a perfect week in the win-loss column for the Habs as they won all four games away from home, extending their winning streak to six in a row.

Montreal continues to take care of business on the road as on Friday night, the Habs doubled up New Jersey by a score of 4-2.

The Montreal Canadiens did well to maintain their playoff position in December, despite being on the road for 7 out of 12 games. Although a 3-game losing streak cost them some points early on in the month, the Canadiens went 8-4-0 to secure enough points

The Montreal Canadiens cooled off the in-form host Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, squeaking out a 2-1 shootout win to win their fourth in a row and close out the year on a positive.

It was a light week for the Habs who had just one game but they made the most of it with a win over the Islanders.

With the midway point of the season fast approaching and the roster freeze soon to be lifted, many thoughts are turning to trades.

The red hot New York Islanders couldn’t bury a flat Montreal Canadiens team in the first period as they saw a five game win streak come to an end.