The Canadiens are off to a good start, but is everything perfect? Of course not. At some point, replacing Kayden Goulet with Marc Del Gaizo in the 23-man squad will clearly bear fruit.But now things are going well. When you take a look at the NHL's website, the Canadiens have several reasons to be optimistic going forward. And it starts with the standings. Because yes, even if the schedule hasn't been the most… demanding (in terms of quality of opponent) since the start of the season, and the sample size is small, the fact remains that the Habs are doing what they need to do by winning regularly.As they say, October points are worth the same as April points.
Of course, this has time to change 1000 times. But it's better this way than the other way around. One reason for this is another piece of good news for the Habs: their direct rivals are scoring goals, and not necessarily a lot, to start the season. Even better? The Canadiens don't have that problem: in fact, no one in the division is scoring more goals than the Habs this season. With 25 goals, only the Golden Knights have the best record in the entire NHL.
The Bruins (in eight games) and the Maple Leafs scored 24 goals. The Red Wings and Sabers scored fewer goals than the Habs (14 and 18, respectively), but scored 20 and 15 goals, respectively. That's a far cry from the Canadiens' 25. Also, the Lightning (16 goals and 21 missed), the Panthers (19 and 23) and the Senators (21 and 33) do not have the best goal differential in the world.INIn fact, outside of the Red Wings, the Canadiens are the only team in their division that scores more goals than they allow. Is it a coincidence that these two clubs are at the top of the Atlantic this morning?The standings and goal differential are two good reasons to be optimistic about the Canadiens. But it is obvious that the club cannot give up, because everything can change. Very fast. Especially on the road…
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Yesterday we spoke with Jonathan Sirois and Thomas Housing in #CFMTL locker room They both had something to say.
JONATHAN SIROIS 1. It was a difficult year for Jonathan Sirois, who had to share a goal with Thomas Gillier at the end of the season… pic.twitter.com/2jrsuZHuvA– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) October 22, 2025
“It’s time for him to score.”
Connor McDavid scores his first goal of the season. First goal in the last 11 games of the regular season.
– Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) October 21, 2025
