The Habs wrapped up their season-opening six-game road trip with four more games out West and made the most of them as they picked up seven of eight points thanks in large part to their offence which came to life.
The Habs went into Saturday’s game against Vancouver looking to take two of three out of the set. It was a more defensive effort but in the end, they were able to put up five goals again and skated away with a 5-2 win.
Thursday’s rematch against Vancouver was quite entertaining for the first 25 minutes, and then the Habs took over in a big way. They were led by the Jesperi Kotkaniemi line for the second night in a row as Tyler Toffoli has looked like a 50-goal scorer so far in Vancouver; he picked up two more goals in a 7-3 win.
In a game where defensive responsibilities were checked at the door, Tyler Toffoli finally hit the mark as he notched a hat trick but unfortunately for the Habs, it wasn’t quite enough on Wednesday night as they fell 6-5 to Vancouver in a shootout.
Josh Anderson was one of Montreal’s biggest additions over the offseason. They paid a big price to get him, both in terms of acquisition cost and contract, one that may have some consequences down the road.
For the second straight game, the Habs kept Edmonton’s top scorers at bay, received top-notch goaltending, and won the special teams battle as they beat the Oilers 3-1 on Monday night.
The Habs have added to their scouting staff as they announced on Monday that they have hired Ben Shutron as a Western-based amateur scout.
The Habs opened up their 2020-21 season with a pair of high-scoring efforts although they were unfortunately able to come out with the victory in only one of them.
Carey Price made key saves, the Habs controlled the even-strength play, and then dominated the special teams. That’s the formula for many wins, and that’s just what the Habs did on Saturday night as they opened up their Western Canada trip with a decisive 5-1 win over Edmonton.
Josh Anderson had quite the debut for the Habs with a pair of goals. What type of output should they be expecting from him in his first season in Montreal?