On Friday, Byron Froese and Nicolas Deslauriers each found the back of the net to set the pace in Calgary, before Brendan Gallagher added the game-winner at 3:10 in the third.
Three nights earlier in Vancouver, Froese and Deslauriers also earned important points in a 7-5 win against the Canucks.
"We want to play together, and we want to stay together. Our line has good chemistry. It started from being in Laval together then translated over here, and we want to fight for each other to stay in the lineup," underlined Froese, who began the season with Deslauriers and Carr with the AHL's Rocket.
But now with the Canadiens for 18 games, the Winkler, MB native hit another milestone as a Hab on Friday, with his first goal in bleu-blanc-rouge.
"That was big. I've been trying to go to the net every game as much as I can, and to get rewarded like that with Benny shooting off of me was the best way to do it," added the 26-year-old, who deflected a Jordie Benn shot to open the scoring at 10:45 in the first.
Needless to say, the boss has taken notice.
"They've been doing that for awhile. They just play the right way, and they're very solid along the walls at both ends -- D-zone and offensive zone," explained Julien, as the three combined for four points in Cowtown, while generating 11 shots. "Because they play the right way, they're getting rewarded. You can't call them a fourth line anymore because they're not playing like one. They're definitely a solid line for us."
That praise hasn't led to any big heads, however. In fact, the three only continue working harder as the accolades -- and points -- continue to roll in.
"There are always things you want to do better. Like for me, face-offs haven't been great for the last week or so," stressed Froese, who won 56 percent of his draws in the circle at the Saddledome. "So there's always room for improvement and you can't ever be satisfied. You've just got to keep pushing harder and harder."
POINTS FOR CHRISTMAS
On Friday, the Canadiens played the role of the Grinch in Calgary, sending the Flames into the holiday break on a loss for the first time in seven years.
But now winners of two in a row, Montreal meanwhile is in a very good position to make its own Christmas a merry one.
"Obviously, defensively we were much better than we were in Vancouver," acknowledged Julien, as the Flames were limited to just 23 shots at home. "We defended well, the transition game was pretty good tonight, and offensively we made the right decisions and plays. Our team had struggled a little with protecting the puck, but I thought we were a lot better there as well tonight."
So might a perfect sweep of Western Canada be waiting under the tree on Saturday in Edmonton?
"That's our goal," concluded the 57-year-old. "We know there's a rested team waiting for us tomorrow, so we've got 22 hours to get ourselves ready. Hopefully we can finish off on a high note here.
