Elias Pettersson had his best game of the year with three points but the talent of the Canadiens' young lineup won out in the end

How you start really does matter in hockey — but so does how you finish. Article content

The Vancouver Canucks have not started well this season. Of course, the night they finally do ended up being a loss. Article content Article content

Ironic. The Canucks have played nine games this season and scored first four times — and, yet, somehow they’ve lost two of those games. The second of those was a 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at Rogers Arena.

It was an entertaining game. Truly. The Canucks were great in the first period. Their power play looked good. Elias Pettersson had his best game of the year and had three points.

But, in the

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