After ending their road trip on a loss on Thursday, the Habs returned home to face Columbus on Saturday. It took until the third period for Montreal to take control but they did just that, collecting a 5-1 win for their efforts.

The Habs had a decent road game on Thursday in Minnesota, particularly on the defensive side of things. However, they couldn’t muster up much offensively, allowing the Wild to get the 3-0 victory.

Last month wasn’t the start the Habs wanted to get off to, to say the least. Despite that, there were a few decent performers. Here are the results from our reader vote for the three stars of the month.

After extending their losing streak to six over the weekend, the Habs looked to get back in the win column on Monday afternoon. It turned out to be quite the eventful game, one Montreal was able to come out with the 7-5 victory.

Montreal tried to put extra emphasis on their defensive play this past week in an effort to try to stabilize things. They had some success on that front but still made plenty of mistakes that were costly while their offensive production grinded to a halt.

Montreal’s early-season rut continued on Saturday as a rough second period on the special teams front proved to be the difference with Toronto picking up a 4-1 victory.

The Habs were back in action on Thursday in New Jersey, looking to end their losing streak in the process. They kept it close against a top team in the East but came up short again, falling 5-3.

Montreal took the lead early in the third period on Tuesday against Calgary but they weren’t able to hold on. Matt Coronato tied it up late and then added the winner just seconds into overtime to give the Flames the 3-2 win.

After looking like they had turned things around with a set of back-to-back wins last weekend, the Habs reverted back to their struggling ways, falling in all three games, two of which saw even more struggles at the defensive end.