After a tough outing against Carolina, the Habs looked to get back on track Thursday against Nashville. They played a much better game but weren’t rewarded for their efforts, falling 5-2.

It was a wild first period in Tuesday’s home opener. However, the Habs weren’t able to keep pace against the Hurricanes, eventually falling 6-4.

Ivan Demidov’s sophomore season isn’t getting off to the best of starts.  The Habs announced on Tuesday that the winger will miss the next two-to-four weeks with a lower-body injury.

The first week of the season is in the books for the Habs. They only played in two games but they were both eventful. In the end, despite some rough stretches, Montreal was able to come away with three points out of four to get them started on the right note.

The Habs had a disastrous second period on Saturday in Pittsburgh, finding themselves down by four late in the frame. They were able to come back and force overtime, however, though a bad line change in overtime proved costly, allowing Tommy Novak to pot the winner in a 6-5 game.

The Habs trailed early in Tuesday’s season opener in Toronto as the Maple Leafs scored in the opening minute. However, Montreal’s support players came up big in this one with Alexandre Carrier’s third-period goal standing as the winner in a 3-2 victory.

With no activity on the trade or waiver front on Monday, the Habs have finalized their season-opening roster for the 2026-27 season, consisting of 23 active players plus one more on injured reserve.

Ahead of Monday’s roster deadline, the Habs have taken some more strides toward finalizing their group to start the season.  The team announced on Sunday that they’ve assigned ten players to Laval.

As the Habs work their way down to a compliant roster by Monday’s deadline, they placed nine players on waivers on Sunday for the purpose of AHL assignment.