Assign Your Habs First Quarter Grades
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As part of our quarterly report cards, we want to hear from you. What grades would you give Montreal’s players through their first 21 games of the season?
As part of our quarterly report cards, we want to hear from you. What grades would you give Montreal’s players through their first 21 games of the season?
The Habs played a rare afternoon weekday game on Friday in Chicago. The Blackhawks tied the game late in the third, eventually setting the stage for Kirby Dach to get some revenge against his former team as he scored the winner in the shootout.
It hasn’t been a great season for Laval to put things lightly despite not having their roster raided by recalls from the Habs. But that day will eventually come as injuries occur or trades happen so here’s an overview of the most deserving recalls from the Rocket based on their performance so far.
Wednesday’s contest certainly isn’t going to be one to remember but the Habs were able to pick a trio of goals in the third period which was enough to pull off the victory in Columbus as Montreal skated away with the 3-1 win.
The Habs kicked off a back-to-back stretch on Tuesday night as they hosted Buffalo. They got off to about the worst start possible and never could recover as they fell 7-2.
Montreal’s first two games of the last week weren’t particularly strong performances. The last one wasn’t the greatest at times either but a late comeback against the Flyers allowed them to come away with a single victory instead of a week of losses.
It looked as if the Habs were going to lose their third straight on Saturday night but a late goal from Cole Caufield forced overtime and Montreal eventually came away victorious in the shootout, beating the Flyers 5-4.
With the month of November not going so well for the Habs so far, let’s take one last look back at what was a more successful month on the ice as we look at who our readers voted for as October’s stars.
Some sloppy defensive play got the Habs off to a slow start on Thursday in Columbus. While they were able to come back a couple of times, the Blue Jackets had their best offensive game of the season which helped lead them to a 6-4 victory.
After a tough end to their long homestand, Laval was out on the road last week for three games in as many days. The changes of venue didn’t make too much of a difference; they were able to get a victory but continue to struggle offensively.