Mailloux blocked two shots over a season-low 11:27 of ice time in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

EDGE Analysis

Mailloux opened the game partnered with No. 1 defenseman Mike Matheson but was on the ice for just 13 total shifts and saw his TOI reduced by eight minutes compared to his previous outing, a 7-2 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday. The young blueliner's ice time took a hit in the second period after he failed to cover St. Louis' Jake Neighbours, who tied the game at 2-2. This comes after a rough night against New York on Tuesday, when he finished with a minus-3 that included letting up on a puck that he perceived was icing but turned into a Rangers goal. Montreal is dealing with a pair of injuries on the blue line, so Mailloux is being given the opportunity to learn from his mistakes, but that should only last until either Justin Barron (upper body) or Kaiden Guhle (upper body) are ready to play.