The Montreal Canadiens ran away with 3 points out of a possibility of 4 this weekend. They failed to defeat the Seattle Kraken in a shootout and after boarding a quick night flight, the Habs went to Philadelphia and defeated the Flyers in overtime.
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Everyone expected a weekend of mediocrity since both the Kraken and Flyers are also at the bottom of their respective decisions. The Kraken only have 2 points more than the Canadiens and Coyotes, who are tied at the bottom of the NHL standings with 40 points. The Flyers meanwhile, who have had a terrible year which includes the firing of both Alain Vigneault and Michel Therrien, Mike Yeo taking over and the trade rumors involving captain Claude Giroux.
Samuel Montembeault got both starts this weekend and did the best he could which is honestly all we can ask for.
There are some points from this weekend that stood out more than others. So let’s take a lot at three of these points that stood out the most after this weekend.