Two fast teams, two physical teams, awesome saves, great defending, creative plays, good scoring chances, and tons of drama. Monday’s game had it all and the Habs came through with a 3-2 overtime win in Boston.

Offensive production was hard to come by for the Habs this past week although they were still able to pick up a pair of victories thanks to some strong play between the pipes.

Montreal’s frustration over their offensive struggles boiled over as the team took needless risks and also faltered defensively. The end result was a 4-1 win for St. Louis on Thursday night.

Shea Weber was in uniform, Antti Niemi played a strong game, and the defencemen played a strong third period to get the Habs a win to close off their back-to-back set as they beat Detroit 3-2.

An early injury to Shea Weber and a tendency to hang around the perimeter proved costly as the Habs fell 1-0 to Minnesota on Monday night.

On Tuesday, Habs defenceman David Schlemko cleared waivers as expected, paving the way for the team to activate him off IR and assign him to Laval.

The Habs wrapped up 2018 on a high note and started off 2019 well before a poor showing against Nashville ended their week on a low note.

The last time the Habs lost this soundly, it was a complete team no-show versus the Bruins. On Saturday, the Habs provided effort, but the Nashville Predators were having none of it as they came away with the 4-1 win.

The Habs played a strong first period, then they blocked a ton of shots and relied on their all-star the rest of the way as they handled the Canucks 2-0 on Thursday night.