The final score of Saturday's game was, of course, a big relief. But there are also other things to be excited about from Montreal's perspective.
After switching from a traditional 3-2 spread powerplay (with two point men and three forwards cycling down low) to a 1-3-1 setup used to good effects by Washington, Philadelphia and the NY Rangers last season, the Canadiens have not really experienced the type of uptick in powerplay efficiency most fans would have expected from the outset.
P.K. Subban is getting some better looks and has scored more one-timer goals from the point in 2014-15 than in 2013-14, but as the whole, the unit isn't doing as well as it should given the level of talent the Canadiens can ice on a 5-on-4.