The Montreal Canadiens have been stuck in neutral as of late, not playing badly by any means, but failing to generate results in the standings. Going 0-3-2 in their last five games, Montreal needed to find a way to break through this final obstacle, and put a number in the win column.
Instead of working around it, Shea Weber just decided to blast a hole right through the roadblock en route to a 5-2 win. The captain was a driving force for his team, but he wasn’t the only newly returned player making his presence felt against New York.