Make that five straight losses for the Montreal Canadiens.
Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist on Shea Weber’s power play blast, giving the Habs center a two-point night. That’s one of the few bright spots, as Montreal lost by a score of 5-2 to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
This was a battle of two teams struggling to start the new season, with each sitting on only one victory. For the Habs, that victory was back on Oct. 5 in their season opener against Buffalo.
Since then, however . . .
And it isn’t about to get any easier for the Habs. This was the start of a stretch that includes three games in four nights against the bruising California teams -- the Sharks tonight, the Kings tomorrow, and the Ducks on Friday. It could still get worse before it gets better.
For the Sharks, who were led Tuesday by Logan Couture’s four-point performance and Joe Pavelski’s first goal of the season, they end their five-game home stand on a positive note after losing three of the previous four games.
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Cam Tucker is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @CamTucker_Sport.
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