On the back half of a back-to-back set, the Habs came out relatively strong on Tuesday night against New Jersey but faded as the game went on, allowing the Devils to pick up the 5-2 victory.

David Savard had quite the penalty kill shift in the third period on Monday night against Buffalo with multiple blocked shots despite losing his skate blade partway through.  However, he also suffered a fractured hand in the sequence and is now out for six to eight weeks.

After beating Washington on Saturday night, the Habs looked to make it two straight wins as they travelled to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Monday. This time, they took advantage of a third-period power play, allowing them to skate away with the 3-1 win.

It was another light week on the schedule for the Habs who played just twice. The first was one they’d like to forget while the second saw them blow another late lead but they still managed to pick up the win.

The Habs blew a third-period lead again on Saturday night against Washington but they were able to bounce back with Cole Caufield potting the winner in overtime for the 3-2 victory.

Only one team showed up to play at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night and it wasn’t the Habs. The end result was a 5-2 defeat at the hands of the Wild; what an ugly loss that was!

While the Habs still don’t have full details of Kirby Dach’s injury, they do know it’s a significant one as they announced on Monday that it will not be a short-term recovery time.

The Habs kicked off their 2023-24 campaign with a pair of Original Six games. They blew a late lead against Toronto and nearly did the same on Saturday against Chicago although they were able to come out of the week with three of a possible four points.

Montreal nearly squandered another multi-goal lead in the third period in their home opener on Saturday but they were able to hold on just enough to pick up their first win of the season, 3-2 over Chicago.