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.

Cayden Primeau was peppered early and often on Saturday night in Buffalo, facing a career high in shots. However, he stopped all but two of them, permitting the Habs to pick up the 3-2 shootout victory.

The Habs pulled off a late comeback on Saturday night against Detroit to overcome an ugly opening period but came up a bit short in the end, falling 5-4 in overtime.

It took a comeback in the second half of the game but the Habs were able to get it in San Jose on Friday afternoon, opening the door for Jesse Ylonen to be the hero in the shootout as Montreal picked up a 3-2 victory.

One week ago, Montreal put up one of their best efforts of the season against Boston. On Saturday, they weren’t able to come anywhere close to that level of performance as they fell 5-2.

The East-leading Bruins were in town on Saturday night for the first of two matchups in back-to-back weekends. While Montreal got off to a slow start, they got two early ones in the third while Kaiden Guhle potted the overtime winner in a 3-2 victory.

The Habs welcomed back Christian Dvorak to the lineup on Saturday night in St. Louis but they were out-skated and out-hustled by a Blues team that was playing their third game in four nights, falling by a 6-3 score.

It took another multi-goal comeback but the Habs were able to pick up their fourth win in the last five games on Saturday night, skating away with a 4-3 shootout victory over Winnipeg.

The Habs blew a third-period lead again on Saturday night against Washington but they were able to bounce back with Cole Caufield potting the winner in overtime for the 3-2 victory.

Montreal nearly squandered another multi-goal lead in the third period in their home opener on Saturday but they were able to hold on just enough to pick up their first win of the season, 3-2 over Chicago.