After a heartbreaking loss in Minnesota on Thursday, the Habs looked to get back in the win column on Friday in Chicago. They got off to a slow start but then rattled off five unanswered goals to pick up the 5-2 victory.
The Habs were able to make a late comeback on Thursday in Minnesota to get the game to overtime but Kirill Kaprizov notched the winner in the dying seconds of the extra session to give the Wild a 4-3 win.
Patrick Roy’s departure symbolized a shift away from the excellence that once defined the Canadiens – a standard of greatness not aligned with branding but with unyielding expectations. 28 years later, they haven’t gotten close to getting back to that standard.
While the Habs blew another multi-goal lead on Monday night, it didn’t come back to bite them as Justin Barron scored in the opening minute of overtime to give Montreal a 3-2 victory over Winnipeg.
It was a light week on the schedule for the Habs as they wrapped up the home portion of their 2023 schedule with a pair of games against the Metropolitan Division. They had multi-goal leads in both games but were only able to hold onto one of them.
A strong second period gave the Habs a commanding lead on Saturday and while they nearly blew it in the third, they were able to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Islanders.
The first quarter of the season saw some good play at times from the Habs and poor performances at others. Not surprisingly, there is a considerable gap between our top grades and the worst ones; we wrap up our report card with a look at the forwards.
The Habs kicked off their final week of home games in 2023 on Wednesday as they hosted Pittsburgh. They weren’t able to capitalize on late power plays and eventually lost in a 12-round marathon shootout, falling 4-3.
The Habs had several strong performances from their goaltenders over the past week but they weren’t able to convert it into a big week in the standings as they only skated away with two of a possible four victories. Plus, we reveal the November 3 Stars results.
The second half of back-to-back sets has been a problem for Montreal this season and that continued on Sunday. They weren’t able to muster up much, eventually falling 2-1 to Nashville.