10 Thoughts: Habs Fall Asleep Mid-Game, Lose to Coyotes
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The Habs have been able to recover from third-period deficits this season but they weren’t able to repeat that on Thursday night in Arizona, falling 3-2 to the Coyotes.
The Habs have been able to recover from third-period deficits this season but they weren’t able to repeat that on Thursday night in Arizona, falling 3-2 to the Coyotes.
The month of October was a pretty good one for the Habs, all things considered as they posted a 5-2-2 record for the month with some veterans leading the way. Vote now for your three stars.
The third week of the season was one to forget for Laval. They had two road games and struggled both defensively and in goal for both of them. That’s not an ideal combination and the end result was two more losses.
It was a successful week for the Habs who picked up three wins out of their four games, two of which involved multi-goal comebacks. For the time being at least, they’re a top-ten team in the NHL.
It took another multi-goal comeback but the Habs were able to pick up their fourth win in the last five games on Saturday night, skating away with a 4-3 shootout victory over Winnipeg.
Topics in this edition of our podcast include Montreal’s start to the season, Joshua Roy’s hot start in Laval, Cayden Primeau’s future with the Habs, and much more.
Montreal got off to a slow start on Thursday night against Columbus but they were able to bounce back in the second half of the game, eventually forcing overtime where Cole Caufield potted the winner in a 4-3 victory.
On the back half of a back-to-back set, the Habs came out relatively strong on Tuesday night against New Jersey but faded as the game went on, allowing the Devils to pick up the 5-2 victory.
David Savard had quite the penalty kill shift in the third period on Monday night against Buffalo with multiple blocked shots despite losing his skate blade partway through. However, he also suffered a fractured hand in the sequence and is now out for six to eight weeks.
After beating Washington on Saturday night, the Habs looked to make it two straight wins as they travelled to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Monday. This time, they took advantage of a third-period power play, allowing them to skate away with the 3-1 win.