The Montreal Canadiens faced a difficult test last night. After their first four games, they had an odd record of 1-1-2. So, they won one of their first four games, which sounds like a bad start. But they had points in three of four games which sounds like a great start. What it was, was a very uneven start.
The Canadiens had been able to put pucks in the net. They averaged 3.5 goals per game over those first four games and that is a terrific rate when you have Carey Price tending goal in your own end of the ice.