After squandering a lead in the last twenty seconds, the Habs rebounded to pick up the 4-3 overtime victory in Washington on Thursday night to halt their losing streak.

After a terrible first half of the week, the Habs were looking get back on the right track against the Penguins on Friday night. After an even first period, the Penguins took over the game in the second. The Habs didn’t find a way to put a comeback together in the third and lost their third straight, falling 4-1. 

The Montreal Canadiens found themselves in their most important game of the season in a classic Saturday night matchup against Toronto. Marco Scandella tied the game late and Ilya Kovalchuk sent the Bell Centre crowd home happy with the OT winner as the Habs took it 2-1.

The Montreal Canadiens continued their big weekend with a game against the red-hot Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday afternoon. The Habs were unable to overcome some unlucky breaks in this one, as they dropped the game 4-3 in regulation.

The Canadiens kicked off their Super Bowl weekend with a matinee matchup against their division rivals, the Florida Panthers. It was a perfect performance from the Canadiens, as they took a 1-0 lead early in the opening frame, and never looked back en route to a dominating 4-0 victory.

Brendan Gallagher made his long-awaited return to the lineup when the Habs took on the Sabres in a battle of teams looking to keep their small playoff hopes alive. After a miserable opening frame, the Habs scored two quick goals early in the second and did not look back as they picked up a critical 3-1 win on the road.

The Habs had a very good first period against Vegas on Saturday night and had a 3-0 lead after one. However, two late goals from the Golden Knights forced overtime. Montreal was able to pull through in the shootout though and secured the 5-4 victory.

The Canadiens didn’t have much time to dwell on their disappointing game against the Blackhawks on Wednesday as they were back in action on Thursday in Philadelphia. They got a lead early in the second period and rode it to a big 4-1 victory.

The Habs were looking to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly a month as they took on Calgary on Monday night. While they only managed a pair of goals, it was enough as Carey Price had his second straight strong start in a 2-0 victory.

The Habs were in Ottawa on Saturday night to take on the Senators in a battle of two teams mired in long losing streaks. Despite another blown lead in the third period, Ilya Kovalchuk’s first goal in a Montreal uniform gave them the winner in overtime as they took it 2-1.