The Habs never held the lead on Tuesday against Florida but they were able to come back from three separate one-goal deficits, including the tying goal coming with just 21 seconds left in regulation. From there, Montreal scored twice in the shootout to secure the 4-3 victory.
Cole Caufield potted two more goals on Thursday night while Jacob Fowler had a strong showing between the pipes. That was enough to keep Montreal’s winning streak alive as they beat the Rangers 3-2.
In a potential first-round preview on Tuesday, the Habs continued their strong start to the road trip in Tampa Bay. Cole Caufield’s go-ahead marker in the second period proved to be the winner as Montreal picked up the 4-1 win.
Thursday’s game against Columbus didn’t feature much offence as it was a battle of the goalies. However, Zach Bolduc’s go-ahead goal in the third stood as the winner as the Habs picked up the 2-1 win.
The Habs got off to a rocky start against Carolina on Tuesday night, falling behind by two early. However, they got going from there, scoring five unanswered goals to pick up a crucial 5-2 victory.
The Habs were in Detroit on Thursday for a crucial divisional game. However, they couldn’t muster up much offence and a late turnover from Mike Matheson proved costly as the Red Wings picked up the 3-1 win.
Jacob Fowler made his first NHL start in nearly two months on Wednesday and was quite effective at holding Ottawa’s attackers at bay. That was enough for Ivan Demidov’s third-period goal to stand as the winner with the Habs taking it 3-2.
The Habs had one of their best first periods of the season on Tuesday against Toronto. While they didn’t score much after that, that strong opening 20 minutes was enough to carry them to a 3-1 victory.
The second half of Tuesday’s game in San Jose became a barn-burner offensively. However, the Sharks were able to put just enough shots past Jakub Dobes to give them the 7-5 win.
The Habs held the lead on Thursday night for long stretches of the game but twice were unable to hold on, resulting in the game going to overtime. In there, Jean-Gabriel Pageau potted the winner on a breakaway to give the Islanders the 4-3 win.