In a back-and-forth affair on Thursday night that also featured some questionable officiating, the Habs came up just short in Edmonton as Vasily Podkolzin’s late winner gave the Oilers the 6-5 win.

The Habs weren’t able to muster up much offence on Dustin Wolf on Wednesday in Calgary but, backed by another strong showing from Jakub Dobes, what they had was enough as Mike Matheson’s overtime goal gave Montreal a 2-1 victory.

Montreal’s first home stand of the year featured some very close games with the Habs trailing late in all three of them. However, they were able to come back to win two of them to sit in a tie for first in the division.

The Habs had the lead for the majority of Saturday’s game against the Rangers thanks to a quick start. However, New York scored three quicks goals in the third and the Canadiens couldn’t come back this time, falling 4-3.

The Habs had a very strong start to their season with a 4-1 record to tie for the lead in the Atlantic Division. Digging into the numbers, they show that Montreal’s performance has been much better out of the gate.

The Habs took care of a big piece of business earlier this week when they signed Lane Hutson to an eight-year, $70.8 million extension. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the signing.

The Habs trailed for a significant portion of Thursday’s game against Nashville but a Cole Caufield goal in the dying seconds of regulation sent it to overtime. Then, with just two seconds left, he potted the winner, giving Montreal the 3-2 victory.

Right now, the Panthers have the winning blueprint following back-to-back Stanley Cup titles. The Canadiens have some similarities to Florida’s approach but one significant divergence from their divisional rival as well.

After a three-game stint on the road to start the season, the Habs had their home opener on Tuesday against Seattle. Neither team could hold a lead for long, resulting in the game needing overtime where Cole Caufield was the hero, scoring the winner to give Montreal the 5-4 victory.