October was a month that featured some highs and lows for the Habs. They picked up some impressive victories but also got run out of the rink multiple times with not a lot in between. Despite the inconsistency, who were their top performers? Make your picks for our monthly three stars.
After an ugly result on Tuesday, the Habs looked to end October on a high note as they were in Washington to take on the Capitals. However, they allowed three goals in the second and third periods, falling 6-3.
After sweeping a pair of games the previous week against Syracuse, Laval had another back-to-back against a division rival last week with Utica being the opponent. Once again, they took care of business with a pair of regulation wins.
After sweeping the weekend, the Habs looked to make it three straight wins as they hosted Seattle on Tuesday. It didn’t happen. Instead, they were down early and never recovered, falling 8-2.
The week got off to an ugly start for the Habs with their worst loss of the early season. However, they were better on the weekend, picking up the rare set of victories on back-to-back nights.
Sunday’s game in Philadelphia was a lot close than it should have been thanks to the Flyers scoring a pair of late goals to make it interesting but the Habs were able to hold on and win their second game in as many nights.
The Habs got off to a much better start on Saturday night against St. Louis and while they lost the lead in the second, they were able to rebound, scoring three unanswered to pick up the 5-2 victory.
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Tuesday’s game against the Rangers started off badly and things pretty much only got worse from there. Samuel Montembeault got the hook before the midway mark of the first and New York picked up an easy 7-2 win.
After a good first week to the season, the Habs weren’t able to build on it. Instead, they lost all three of their games while questions remain about the state of their back end after its continued struggles.