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.

It was a rare winning week for the Habs as they picked up a pair of victories over Tampa Bay and Columbus while playing a strong game against the league-leading Bruins that came up just a little short.

The first period on Saturday night was a close one but it was all Montreal from there. The Habs scored six unanswered in the final two periods, headlined by Rafael Harvey-Pinard’s first career hat trick as the Canadiens picked up an 8-2 victory over Columbus.

The Canadiens battled hard in Boston on Thursday night, outshooting and outchancing the Bruins along the way. However, Jeremy Swayman was sharp between the pipes, helping Boston collect the 4-2 victory.

After a tough road trip that ended in Tampa Bay, the Habs were back home on Tuesday to face, well, Tampa Bay again. Montreal put forth one of their better performances in recent weeks and the end result was an impressive 3-2 victory.

Defence was most certainly not the name of the game for the Habs this past week. They allowed an average of more than six goals per game and somehow managed to win one of them along the way. Plus, some commentary on the Jonathan Drouin benching.