Martin St. Louis has always said developing Caufield's all-around game would be his priority. That approach is paying off now.

Suzuki had two assists, one shot on net, one block and three hits in Thursday's 3-1 win over Dallas. The first line combined to give Montreal its first goal after the Stars went up early in the first period.

Montreal is playing some of their best hockey, and despite a shootout loss to the Dallas Stars, they believe they can beat anybody.

Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki wants linemate Juraj Slafkovsky to cut himself some slack as he seeks to snap a lengthy goal drought. "In some moments of the game, you're not going to be happy with a play you made,