The Montreal Canadiens have kicked off the 2025 season with a bang. At the time of writing, the Habs sit atop the Atlantic with an 8-3-0 record for 16 points in 11 games played. To put it plainly, they are one of the best teams in the NHL. Full stop.
And what a turnaround from the start of the 2024 season. To call the start of the 2024 campaign abysmal feels more appropriate, scraping through the month of October with a 4-6-1 record.
So what changed? I figured now would be as good a time as any to compare the starts.