The Habs were flying high offensively but as a result of some shaky play from the defence and goaltending, they were only able to come away with five of a possible eight points.

Fresh off a tough loss against Buffalo, Montreal got off to a rough start on Saturday. However, the offence woke up as the game went along, allowing the Canadiens to earn a 5-4 victory over Vegas.

The votes have been tallied up – who got the nods as Montreal’s three stars from their surprisingly strong month of October?

Tomas Plekanec’s time in Montreal has come to an end again. The team announced on Friday that he is being placed on unconditional waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract.

In a game where the entire team decided that defence was optional and Carey Price continued to struggle, the bright spot continued to be Montreal’s offence. However, it wasn’t enough as Buffalo prevailed 6-5 in overtime on Thursday night.

The Rangers did to the Habs as the Habs did to the Islanders. All seemed under control at the midway point of the game, but some undisciplined play defensively allowed the Rangers to come back as they beat Montreal 5-3.

An early goal against and some bad passes had Monday’s game looking much like Saturday’s early. However, the Habs settled down, came back to their transition game, and were able to make the comeback, beating the Islanders 4-3 in a shootout.

Home ice wasn’t too kind to the Habs this past week as they struggled to score in two of their three games and as a result, they were only able to pick up a single victory.

The Habs were hoping to carry some momentum from their comeback against the Caps into Saturday as they took on Tampa Bay. That wasn’t the case as the Lightning got stronger as the game went on and earned the 4-1 win.

The Habs came out on top Thursday night as they topped the Capitals 6-4 in one of the most entertaining games in recent Habs memory.