In a battle of strong performances between both goaltenders, the Habs came up just short on Tuesday against Calgary as the Flames were able to pick up the 2-1 victory.

The Habs looked to make it three straight victories as they hosted Vancouver on Sunday night. However, they weren’t able to overcome a three-goal second period from the Canucks, eventually falling 5-2.

The Habs have been able to recover from third-period deficits this season but they weren’t able to repeat that on Thursday night in Arizona, falling 3-2 to the Coyotes.

Montreal got off to a slow start on Thursday night against Columbus but they were able to bounce back in the second half of the game, eventually forcing overtime where Cole Caufield potted the winner in a 4-3 victory.

On the back half of a back-to-back set, the Habs came out relatively strong on Tuesday night against New Jersey but faded as the game went on, allowing the Devils to pick up the 5-2 victory.

Only one team showed up to play at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night and it wasn’t the Habs. The end result was a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Wild; what an ugly loss that was!

Wednesday’s season-opener in Toronto featured huge momentum shifts needed a shootout to decide the winner. This is really great news for the Habs’ even strength play considering they made it that far while losing the special teams battle although they ultimately fell 6-5.

In a game that was hard to watch due to the complete lack of cohesiveness on both sides of the puck, the Habs made it interesting in the final minutes before ultimately coming up short in a 2-1 loss.