Also in this week's notebook, Stars coach Pete DeBoer offers thoughts on Martin St. Louis, and a special return visit to Montreal.

The Montreal Canadiens are on quite the resurgence as of late. The Canadiens were ripped for regressing earlier in the season. However, captain Nick Suzuki and his team have turned things around in a massive way.

There have been stages the Canadiens have gone through in showing maturity as a young team, in learning how to win. They’ve gone through stages where they’ve learned the value of puck management, the value of game management, the value of risk management.

Samuel Montembeault may be the only Montreal Canadiens who's officially part of Team Canada for the 4 Nations Face-Off, but two more players are on the Canadian reserve list in case of injury.

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.

Patrik Laine scored 3:20 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 5-4. Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak had a goal and an assist, and Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens,

WASHINGTON — Nick Suzuki scored at 1:15 of overtime to give the surging Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Suzuki got to the front and put the puck up ...

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The Toronto Maple Leafs will face the Montreal Canadiens in this NHL matchup at the Ball Centre on Saturday, January 18th. WATCH: Maple Leafs vs Canadiens Live

Patrik Laine scored in overtime to give the host Montreal Canadiens a thrilling 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.

It's already been three years since the Montreal Canadiens replaced general manager Marc Bergevin by Kent Hughes and there's no arguing, the team is in best shape now than it was then.

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