They left it until late but the Montreal Canadiens pulled out the overtime victory over an inspired Ray Emery and the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night.

Tough losses to weak opponents kicked off the week for both the Habs and Bulldogs but both teams made up for their early struggles with important victories over stronger teams on the weekend.

Despite breaking for the All-Star Game, the Montreal Canadiens managed to win 8 games for the fourth consecutive month, going 8-2-1 in January. By collecting points in all but 2 games, the Canadiens solidified their playoff position as the Eastern Confer

Montreal’s offence wasn’t sharp but the Habs did just enough to win three of their four games this past week.

On Sunday afternoon, the Habs were looking to sweep their Super Bowl weekend of matinees as they hosted Arizona.

The Habs were looking to kick off Super Bowl weekend on a winning note on Saturday as they took on another of the Metropolitan’s top teams in the Washington Capitals.

There weren’t many games played but it was a winning week for both the Habs and the Bulldogs.

The Montreal Canadiens head into the all-star break on a winning note after a 2-1 overtime victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

It was a week of ups and downs for the Habs with more of the former than the latter as the team won two of its three games.