After a game to forget on Sunday, the Habs were back in action on Tuesday as they hosted Anaheim. This was a game to remember for the Canadiens with a couple of career firsts as they skated to a 5-0 victory.

Montreal emerged from the All-Star break with one line firing offensively, helping them to secure one win out of three games. Meanwhile, the injury bug struck again, taking several youngsters out of the lineup to end things on a sour note.

After coming up short in Saturday’s matinee, the Habs looked to come up with a split on Super Bowl weekend as they hosted St. Louis. It didn’t happen. Instead, they dropped a 7-2 decision while a pair of blueliners suffered injuries.

Montreal’s top line came to play on Saturday afternoon against Dallas but a lack of offence from the rest of the lineup proved costly as Dallas skated away with a 3-2 win while Rafael Harvey-Pinard left early with a lower-body injury.

January was an up-and-down month for the Habs, featuring some strong efforts and some of their worst of the year. But a handful of players stood out amongst the group, earning votes from our readers for our monthly three stars.

At some point, the Habs are going to have to start moving away some of their young prospects on the back end. Recent history suggests that they’re going to need to proceed carefully when they decide to pull the trigger on a move.

The Habs came out of the All-Star break on Tuesday and got off to a great start in Washington, scoring three goals in the first period. They were able to hold that lead the rest of the way, collecting the 5-2 victory.

The Habs pulled the trigger early on a Sean Monahan trade, sending him to Winnipeg on Friday for a first-round and a conditional third-rounder in 2027. Having had some time to ponder the move, our writers offer up their assessments.

With the Habs needing centre depth, they’ve turned to the AHL, announcing on Sunday that they’ve signed Brandon Gignac to a two-year, two-way contract.  In addition, Lucas Condotta was also recalled from Laval.

Last year, the Habs weren’t able to trade Sean Monahan due to injury.  That won’t be the case this time around as on Friday, Montreal traded the centre to Winnipeg for a 2024 first-round pick and a conditional 2027 third-rounder.