VANCOUVER – The Canadiens hadn’t given their opponents anything to work with during the opening frame all season long. That is, until Tuesday night.
Heading to the locker room down 3-0 through 20 minutes of play at Rogers Arena, Michel Therrien’s troops simply couldn’t recover against a Vancouver Canucks squad desperate to secure their first home ice victory of the year. Unable to get off to the strong start Therrien had insisted upon entering their first of three straight games in Western Canada, the Canadiens suffered their first loss of the 2015-16 campaign after setting a new NHL record with nine straight wins in regulation to start the year dating back to the season-opener on October 7 in Toronto.