Team Canada might not have chosen Nick Suzuki for the 4 Nations Face-Off, but there is no doubt the Montreal Canadiens' captain is a first line center.

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

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.

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.

"Stunning bride-to-be," wrote Paola Anderson, wife of Montreal Canadiens player Josh Anderson. "The easiest person to celebrate," wrote a friend. "My favourite era of you," another pal said. "Best to ever do it."

Kent Hughes, since taking office, has not been afraid to offer good contracts to his young players. Cole Caufield (eight years), Juraj Slafkovsky (eight years), and Kaiden Guhle (six years) have all earned long-term contracts without having to go through the notorious bridge contract.

If there is one player from the Canadiens who is extremely consistent and shows a nice curve of progression since his arrival in the NHL, it is Nick Suzuki. In addition to his offensive ...

MONTREAL (AP) Nick Suzuki scored a power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime and also had two assists as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Monday night. Lane Hutson also had a goal and two assists, Cole Caufield had a goal and an ...

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,

Nick Suzuki scored with 3:45 left in overtime to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens over the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night. Cole Caufield scored in his fifth consecutive game for Montreal and assisted on Suzuki's fifth game-winning goal of the season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

Suzuki had an assist and two shots on net in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to Dallas.