After another rough outing to start the week, the Habs look to get back on track on Thursday as they hosted the Islanders. They started strong before blowing the lead late in the third but managed to get one with just over two minutes to go to get the 4-3 win.
With the midpoint of the season having recently passed, we wrap up our second quarter report cards with a look at Montreal’s forwards.
Montreal had a chance to get some revenge for their loss last week in Ottawa on Tuesday night but they were let down by a lack of effort early and a struggling power play. The end result was the Senators picking up the 4-1 victory.
After a rough couple of games, the Habs are making some roster changes. The team announced on Monday that they’ve placed centre Mitchell Stephens on waivers and assigned blueliner Justin Barron to Laval while recalling Arber Xhekaj.
Things were looking up for the Habs in the first half of the week following a pair of wins against strong playoff-bound teams. However, they followed that up with a pair of blowout losses to end on a low note.
For the first half of the game in Boston on Saturday, the Habs were able to somewhat keep pace. However, frequent defensive struggles came back to bite them as the Bruins skated away with a 9-4 win.
As the midpoint of the season has recently past, it’s time for a review of the Canadiens’ goaltenders and defencemen during the second quarter of this season.
Montreal’s struggles on the second half of back-to-back nights continued on Thursday in Ottawa as they were down early and could never recover, falling 6-2 to the Sens.
The Habs squandered a two-goal lead early in the third period on Wednesday night in New Jersey but a late goal from Cole Caufield allowed Montreal to pick up the 3-2 victory.
After coming up just short on Saturday versus Edmonton, the Habs looked to get back in the win column on Monday against Colorado. They struggled considerably at times but a good second half helped secure them the 4-3 win.