 However, the Canadiens finished fourth-to-last in the league in Alzner's first season with the club, while the Captials would go on to win the 2018 Stanley Cup.On October 3, 2018, with the Canadiens' set to open the 2018–19 season against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, Alzner was announced as a healthy scratch.With the decision, Alzner's iron man streak, the fourth longest among active players at the time, ended.