Below is an excerpt from the Sportsnet article by Mike Brophy who take a look at how the Canadian teams are fairing after the 10 game mark:
Montreal Canadiens
With only one regular loss through their first 10 games, the Canadiens are living up to pre-season expectations and are easily the class of the six Canadian teams. The Habs were particularly tough on the road, undefeated in regulation with an impressive 4-0-1 record including Saturday’s come-from-behind win in Long Island in a game in which the Canadiens trailed 4-1 after 40 minutes and won with four unanswered goals in the third period.
And most importantly, the players expected to lead the team were playing superbly. With six wins, goaltender Carey Price was just two off the league-lead while his goals-against average, 2.17, ranked seventh and save percentage, .928, was sixth. Andrei Markov continues his ascent among the best defencemen in the NHL and was leading all NHL blueliners in points with 13, which had him 16th in league scoring. Alex Tanguay was also proving to be a valuable off-season addition scoring six goals and 11 points in 10 games.
