Habs Lose Boring Game
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Montreal’s final road game of the season took them to New York on Wednesday to take on the Islanders. The Isles needed a win to clinch a playoff spot and they got it, doubling up the Habs by a 4-2 score.
Montreal’s final road game of the season took them to New York on Wednesday to take on the Islanders. The Isles needed a win to clinch a playoff spot and they got it, doubling up the Habs by a 4-2 score.
After two ugly losses the week before, the Habs followed it up with two more particularly ugly defeats this past week. At least this time, they snuck in a win between their poor performances.
Montreal’s final Saturday contest of the season was a tough one. A brutal first period had them down quickly and things didn’t get much better from there with Toronto picking up a 7-1 victory.
After two games to forget, the Habs were hoping to get back on track on Thursday as they hosted the Capitals. The floodgates opened up for them in the second period as a four-goal frame paced them to a 6-2 victory.
After a rough outing on Saturday, the Habs followed up with another tough night against Detroit on Tuesday. David Perron scored twice for the Red Wings which was more than enough for them as they left Montreal with a decisive 5-0 victory.
The stretch run is well underway for the Habs. They managed to pick up three points last week but their performances slipped as the week went on with a pair of ugly losses to cap it off.
The month of April got off to a rough start for the Habs as on Saturday, Carolina came to town and dominated throughout the game, eventually skating away with an easy 3-0 victory.
The Habs were unable to prevent Florida from sweeping the season series on Thursday night as the Panthers came in on the second half of a back-to-back set and skated away with a 5-2 victory.
After beating Buffalo on Monday, the Habs looked to make it three straight wins on Tuesday in Philadelphia. It was tied for most of the game but the Flyers scored twice late to secure the 3-2 victory.
The Habs kicked off a back-to-back set with a stop in Buffalo on Monday night. Brendan Gallagher potted the tying goal in the third period, paving the way for Michael Pezzetta to pick up the shootout winner as Montreal skated away with the 4-3 victory.