A couple of years ago, there were people arguing that Montreal Canadiens' captain Nick Suzuki would soon by overtaken in the team's center depth chart by Kirby Dach. Nowadays, nobody would consider making that argument.

Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach (77) looks on as a shot by teammate Nick Suzuki beats Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen, left, for the winning goal during overtime NHL hockey game ...

One thing is certain, if CH wants to stay in the mix by April, they will need Kirby Dach at the top of his game. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield are having excellent seasons, but they can’t carry ...

One thing is certain, if CH wants to stay in the mix by April, they will need Kirby Dach at the top of his game. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield are having excellent seasons, but they can’t carry the entire CH offense on their shoulders. The Evans trio is ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored a power-play goal 48 seconds into overtime ... Lane Hutson also had a goal and two assists, Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist, and Kaiden Guhle and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal. Sam Montembeault stopped ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored a power-play goal 48 ... and Kaiden Guhle and Kirby Dach also scored for Montreal. Sam Montembeault stopped 16 shots to help the Canadiens win for the fifth ...

The Montreal Canadiens continue to impress, this time by going into Dallas and defeating the Stars, one of the NHL's top teams on the season.

Nick Suzuki is the top scorer among the forwards of the Canadiens. The captain has 43 points in as many games since the start of the season, and Cole Caufield is close behind with his tally of 42 points in 43 matches.

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

After benefitting early from a flurry of Montreal penalties, Utah was up 2-1 going into the second period, but it wouldn't last. Utah would be outscored 4-1 the rest of the game as Montreal took advantage of Utah's slow defensive rotations along with many opportunities in transition.