On a Monday night where too many veterans took the night off, the Habs relied on a strong Samuel Montembeault performance to stay in the game longer than they deserved to. It almost worked but Winnipeg ultimately skated away with the 4-2 win.
The Habs were able to put some goals up this past week but that wasn’t enough to change their fortunes as they only had one win sandwiched by a pair of losses as they remain at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
Saturday was Montreal’s final game against Toronto this season and while they were able to keep up for small stretches, they weren’t able to overcome an early deficit as they fell 3-2.
While March still featured considerably more losses than wins, there was still some optimism as some of their players bounced back offensively. Not surprisingly, those players garnered the most votes in our monthly three stars.
The Habs looked to get back in the win column as they were in New Jersey on Thursday night to take on the Devils. Montreal benefitted from some bad goaltending from New Jersey as they hit a season-high in goals on the way to a 7-4 victory.
Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton did a good job at the trade deadline but that was the easy part. The time to pass judgment on how they’re doing will come when the heavy lifting gets done in the offseason and beyond.
The Habs had a good first half on Tuesday night but were unable to keep it up for the entire 60 minutes. Add to this an inability to counter Ottawa’s man advantage and the end result was Montreal getting handed a 6-3 defeat.
It was a tough road trip on paper for the Habs as they faced off against three of the top teams in the league. Unsurprisingly, they had some struggles although they were able to pick up a victory in Tampa Bay to at least end the week on a winning note.
Saturday night marked the NHL debut for Jordan Harris and the young defenceman played well as the Habs were able to pull off the comeback and beat Tampa Bay 5-4 in a shootout.
Who were the top performers for the Habs in March? Make your selections for Montreal’s three stars of the month.