For the second straight season, the Montreal Canadiens have won nine of their first 10 games. They remain unbeaten in regulation and have allowed fewer goals than any team in the entire NHL. As great as the start has been, the Canadiens know as well as anybody that those numbers can go south in a hurry.
That was the case last year when starting goalie Carey Price went down with what would end up being a season-ending injury in late November. The Habs went 22-34-4 the rest of the way that season, missing the playoffs and looking like a team in utter disarray.