The Habs recently passed the three-quarter mark of the season and find themselves squarely in the mix for a playoff spot. Our writers have issued their third-quarter grades, beginning with the goalies and defencemen.
After a big comeback win against Ottawa on Tuesday, the Habs faced the Islanders on Thursday looking to keep up their winning ways. While they came back to force overtime and secured a key point, Bo Horvat’s second of the night in the extra session gave New York the 4-3 win.
Topics in this edition of the HW Podcast include Montreal’s recent hot streak, Lane Hutson’s Calder Trophy candidacy, the pre-deadline contract extension for Jake Evans, and much more.
Tuesday’s game against Ottawa was a back-and-forth affair that saw the Habs trailing twice in the third period. However, they were able to bounce back each time, eventually skating away with the 6-3 victory.
The Habs were able to salvage the back half of their West Coast road trip this past week before coming home and playing one of their most complete games of the season to put them within a point of the final Wild Card spot in the East.
After blowing the lead on Wednesday in Seattle, the Habs looked to get back into the win column as they hosted Florida on Saturday. It was a low-chance battle but one that Montreal came out victorious in, winning 3-1.
The Habs got off to a strong start in Vancouver on Tuesday night and were able to hold the lead from there, picking up their first win of this road trip by a score of 4-2.
With the Habs winning five of six before the trade deadline, GM Kent Hughes appeared to change course. In doing so, he took the easy way out, one that basically leaves the team to spin its wheels.
The Habs kept their hot streak going a little longer this past week but they weren’t able to keep it up, dropping the first two games of their Western road trip, pushing them a bit further back in the Wild Card chase.
Jakub Dobes had a strong game on Saturday night in Calgary, holding the Flames to just a single goal. However, Calder Trophy contender Dustin Wolf was even better at the other end, keeping the Habs off the scoreboard to give the home side the 1-0 win.