Montreal Canadiens Week in Review: 3 Stars of the Week

Examining the Montreal Canadiens first week of the season and the teams top players of the 1st week of the NHL Season

Overall the Montreal Canadiens had a good first week of the season, as they started the year with two games on the road. The week started with the team traveling to Buffalo on Thursday night, and then they traveled to play Ottawa on Saturday night. The Habs were able to earn 3 out of a possible 4 points this week.

Speed and creating turnovers is how the Canadiens beat the Sabres. Brendan Gallagher scored the teams first goal of the season and he later added another in the teams 4-1 win. Al Montoya was solid in net making 30 saves.

In Ottawa, the Montreal Canadiens failed to come out with speed and were out played for most of the game. The Canadiens were able to rally and even take the lead in the 3rd period. However, they blew the lead late in the 3rd period, and later lost in a shootout.

Montreal was able to show some grit and resiliency this week. When they were being outplayed by the Senators, Montreal was able to claw their way back in the game. This is something the Habs can build off of, and have confidence that they can create offense when needed.

Habs Upcoming Schedule

This week the team will host the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night at 7:30pm. Then Habs will stay at home for another game on Thursday at 7:30pm, playing the Arizona Coyotes. Montreal will then travel to Boston to take on the Bruins  at 7pm on Saturday night.

Habs 3 Stars of the Week

Montreal had some young rookies making their NHL debut. A couple of the Habs key players were out due to injury and the team got excellent performances from their replacements. The Montreal Canadiens had some excellent individual performances in week 1 of the NHL season.