On Tuesday night, the second set of series in the 2023 playoffs begin. The HabsWorld writers provide their predictions on who they expect will win and why.

The first round of the playoffs gets underway on Monday with four series kicking off. Our writers offer up their analysis and predictions for the matchups.

The 2022-23 season has now come to an end for the Montreal Canadiens. They had a back-to-back set to finish off the campaign but while they kept things close in both games, they weren’t able to pick up a point, resulting in them finishing fifth-last league-wide.

With the season coming to an end with a 5-4 loss to Boston on Thursday, the Habs were cleaning out their lockers, saying their goodbyes, and meeting with the media on Friday. Here are some of the notable items from their interviews.

Montreal’s 2022-23 season came to an end on Thursday night as they hosted the league-leading Bruins. The Habs put up a good fight, holding the lead on multiple occasions but a pair of goals from Boston in the third were the difference-maker as they picked up the 5-4 win.

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.