The Habs closed off 2022 with a resounding thud on Saturday afternoon as Jake Allen set a new career high in goals allowed in a game as Washington picked up an easy 9-2 victory.

After going a few years between seeing games live, here are some comments on the Habs based on in-person viewings from their games in Tampa Bay and Florida.

The second half of Montreal’s trip to Florida saw them take on the Panthers on Thursday night. Once again, it was a struggle as Aleksander Barkov had a hat-trick in the first period as Florida skated to an easy 7-2 win.

The Habs were a bit sluggish coming out of the holiday break and that’s never a good thing against Tampa Bay. The Lightning came to play in this one, controlling the game throughout en route to a 4-1 victory.

With David Savard and Mike Matheson both out, the Habs have recalled defenceman Justin Barron from Laval.

Penalties have been a problem for the Habs this season and that trend continued heading into the holiday break. However, Montreal managed to pick up three points in spite of that in the first leg of their road trip.

The Habs looked to hit the holiday break on a high note as they travelled to Dallas on Friday to take on the Stars. They started off well but penalty trouble came back to bite them as they fell 4-2.

With the quarter mark recently having passed, we wrap up our first quarter report cards.  This time, the focus is on the goalies and defencemen.

Jake Allen had a strong showing in Colorado on Monday night but while he was able to steal the Habs one point, Montreal couldn’t come away with the other as the Avalanche picked up the 2-1 overtime victory.

The Habs made their first-ever visit to Mullett Arena in Arizona on Monday night to take on the Coyotes. The game was tied for the majority of regulation but Montreal picked up the extra point as Mike Hoffman buried the winner to give them the 3-2 victory.