The Habs were a bit sluggish coming out of the holiday break and that’s never a good thing against Tampa Bay. The Lightning came to play in this one, controlling the game throughout en route to a 4-1 victory.

The Habs made their first-ever visit to Mullett Arena in Arizona on Monday night to take on the Coyotes. The game was tied for the majority of regulation but Montreal picked up the extra point as Mike Hoffman buried the winner to give them the 3-2 victory.

The Habs played a strong first and third on Wednesday in Ottawa, but they fell asleep in the second period and allowed a parade to the penalty box to sink them as Ottawa’s strong power play sunk them with Montreal dropping a 3-2 decision.

An extended 5-on-3 and a four-minute 4-on-3 weren’t enough to get the Habs a power play marker on Monday night, but the Habs displayed a gutsy effort and killed a long list of their own penalties to finally be able to beat the Flames 2-1 in a shootout in what was a wildly entertaining game.

In a game that can only be described as uneven for the Habs on Tuesday night, they were still able to ride a hot start to the second period to a win in Seattle against one of the hottest teams in the league.

In a game decided by a score that looked more like a beer league game, the porous defensive effort finally cost the Habs as they fell 7-6 in overtime to the Canucks on Monday night despite being up 4-0 for a large portion of the contest.

Thursday was a big night for Sean Monahan in his return to Calgary but Jake Allen stole the show for the Habs, making 45 saves as the Canadiens were able to score just enough to beat the Flames 2-1.

Wednesday’s contest certainly isn’t going to be one to remember but the Habs were able to pick a trio of goals in the third period which was enough to pull off the victory in Columbus as Montreal skated away with the 3-1 win.

Some sloppy defensive play got the Habs off to a slow start on Thursday in Columbus. While they were able to come back a couple of times, the Blue Jackets had their best offensive game of the season which helped lead them to a 6-4 victory.

The Habs got off to a hot start against Vancouver on Wednesday night, notching the first four goals of the game. That was more than enough to get them through the game as they came away with a 5-2 victory.