HW Recap: Wake me up when December ends
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It was a long week for the Habs who won just 1 of 4 contests and were listless for most of it.
It was a long week for the Habs who won just 1 of 4 contests and were listless for most of it.
The Montreal Canadiens will close out their season series with the Thrashers as they visit Atlanta on Monday.
The Canadiens’ snapped their five game losing streak as they defeated the New York Islanders, shutting them out 3-0
On Saturday, the Habs will begin their season longest 7-game road trip with a stop on Long Island.
Fresh off a narcolepsy-inducing loss to New Jersey last night, the Habs will host the Minnesota Wild for the only time this season.
Coming off two consecutives losses, the Habs were looking to return above .500 tonight versus the Sabres.
The Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres face each other for the third time tonight, having alternated victories earlier this season in Buffalo.
Faced with 4 games in 6 days, the Habs managed to pull of a split, beating Philadelphia and Ottawa before losing to Pittsburgh and Atlanta while the Bulldogs continue to be in the hunt for the division lead after a pair of wins this week.
The Montreal Canadiens and Atlanta Thrashers will face each other for the third time this season. They have split the season-series thus far, with Montreal winning the first game in a shootout, 2-1, and Atlanta winning the last game, 5-4.
Montreal faces its toughest test of the week tonight as they meet, for the third time this season, the Pittsburgh Penguin