The Habs had a strong showing against the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers, and a less-impressive effort (though they did get three out of four available points) in a road series against a New Jersey Devils team currently outside the playoff picture.
This week saw the first game of the season for Christian Thomas, the first ever NHL game for Bud Holloway, Sven Andrighetto's first goal of the year, and Carey Price 's last action for quite some time after re-aggravating his previous injury in Wednesday's game.