Habs Daily: Canadiens Savard Injury Update, Third-Line Success

All the latest Habs news, recent Montreal Canadiens stories, and information from around the National Hockey League.

Habs News

• The Montreal Canadiens announced that David Savard would miss some time due to his injury against the Buffalo Sabres. Following the game against the Devils, they updated his recovery time and announced he would be out for six to eight weeks. [More Injury Issues For the Canadiens]
• Cayden Primeau was given the start against the Devils. He played well, but it wasn’t good enough to compensate for the brutal work of the special teams. It’s also worth noting that despite having a mediocre game overall, Mike Matheson scored one of the nicest goals you’ll see this season, an end-to-end rush that involved the defenceman carving through the Devils with the greatest of ease. [Canadiens Once Again Let Down By Special Teams Versus Devils]
• The third line, which features Brendan Gallagher, Tanner Pearson, and Sean Monahan, has looked great to start the season. The key to their success? Beyond having a chip on their shoulders, head coach Martin St-Louis is limiting their ice time, giving them an opportunity to go all out without burning all the fuel in their tanks. [Canadiens Coach St-Louis Using Wise Strategy With Revival Line]

National Hockey Now Network

• The Pittsburgh Penguins have talked a lot about how important it is to be consistent, but the plain truth is that they actually have been through the first six games of this season. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
• Breaking: The Colorado Avalanche are very good at hockey. And after their win on Tuesday night, they now hold an NHL record. The Avalanche went into Long Island and beat the New York Islanders by a score of 7-4, setting a new NHL record with 15 consecutive regular-season road victories. With the win, the team moved to 6-0 on the season, tying the best start in Colorado franchise history.[Colorado Avalanche]
• New Jersey’s franchise forward, Jack Hughes, is off to the fastest start of his career. Through the Devils first four games, Hughes registered 10 points (four goals and six assists). He came into Tuesday night with the chance to tie or break Patrick Marleau’s record for the most points in the NHL since 2010-11 through a team’s opening five games. [New Jersey Devils]
• The Philadelphia Flyers’ top two prospects in Philly Hockey Now’s rankings — forwards Matvei Michkov and Cutter Gauthier — are off to blazing starts for their respective teams. [Philadelphia Flyers]