But the Canadiens organization should be incensed with the NHL. After completing a six-game road trip Saturday night against Colorado and spending a good portion of Sunday returning from Denver, did it make any sense having the team play Monday night at the Bell Centre against the well-rested Vancouver Canucks,

Nick Suzuki scored the overtime winner and added two assists as the Montreal Canadiens stayed hot with a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.

The Montreal Canadiens opened the year at the Bell Centre by taking on the Vancouver Canucks tonight and they signed a thrilling 5-4 win.

J.T. Miller had two goals and two assists, and Jake DeBrusk and Jonathan Lekkerimaki ... play for his 17th to tie the score at 8:51. Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach (77) looks on as a shot ...

Shortly after surrendering the 4–3 goal, Vancouver was gifted a power play opportunity after Caufield took a slashing penalty. As Hughes pushed the play closer to Montréal’s net, he sent the puck over to Miller. His smooth pass was sent over to a patiently waiting DeBrusk, who tucked it past a turned Montebault.

January 7 - Nick Suzuki's power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a ... Lekkerimaki had a goal and an assist, Jake DeBrusk scored a power-play goal and Kevin Lankinen ...

and Kaiden Guhle and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal. Sam Montembeault stopped 16 shots to help the Canadiens win for the fifth time in six games and eighth in their last 10. J.T. Miller had two goals and two assists, and Jake DeBrusk and Jonathan ...

MONTREAL (AP) Nick Suzuki scored a power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime and also had two assists as the Montreal Canadiens beat ... and two assists, and Jake DeBrusk and Jonathan Lekkerimaki ...

Dobes improved to 4-0-0, with all four victories coming on the road against teams with winning records: Florida, Colorado, Washington and Dallas. The 23-year-old goalie was brought up from Laval of the AHL following the NHL’s Christmas break to back up Sam Montembeault.

The Vancouver Canucks returned home after their 6-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. After the disappointing loss, the club was given the day off.

The outcome of the dispute between the Maple Leafs' John Tavares and the Canada Revenue Agency could impact the ability of Canadian NHL teams to lure talent north of the border.

Alex Nedeljkovic scored a goalie goal and became the first netminder in NHL history with a goal and an assist in the same game. Nedeljkovic now has four goals through his professional career – one in the NHL,