Suzuki had a power-play assist and four shots on net over 18:40 of ice time in Monday's 4-2 win over Seattle.
Suzuki and Cole Caufield worked a tight passing sequence before the captain set up Sean Monahan for Montreal's third goal. Suzuki has three points over the last two games, including a goal and assist on the man-advantage unit. For the season, he's up to 21 points (10 on the power play), 60 shots, 15 hits, 12 blocks and six PIM with a minus-8 over 25 games.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Another two-point game
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Suzuki had a goal and an assist in a 5-4 overtime loss to Detroit on Saturday.
His wrist shot from the right circle had eluded Ville Husso early in the third to get the Habs to within 4-3. Suzuki is on a pace similar to last season, when he tallied 66 points in 82 games. It remains to be seen if he's a true number one pivot, or if he's more of a second-line reliable scorer once the Habs fill out their lineup over time. Until then, you should keep trotting him onto your active lineup. Suzuki is going to be the top dog for a bit until the Habs actually build out their lineup.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Hands out assist
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Suzuki produced an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.
Suzuki set up a Mike Matheson tally in the second period. This extended Suzuki's assist streak to three games, with the center contributing four helpers in that span. Overall, the 24-year-old has six tallies, 11 assists, 46 shots on net, 14 hits and a minus-6 rating through 19 contests this season. He's earned eight of his 17 points on the power play.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Helps in loss
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Suzuki had an assist, one shot on goal and two hits over 18:34 of ice time in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Bruins.
Suzuki and Alex Newhook teamed up to get the puck behind the net before Suzuki found Juraj Slafkovsky, who one-timed a missile past Jeremy Swayman for Montreal's first goal. The Canadiens' captain continued his scoring surge and now has 13 points over the last 12 games, including three helpers in the last two. Suzuki was reunited with Cole Caufield on the top line, but Slafkovsky replaced Caufield in the middle of the shift that produced the tally.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Back on scoresheet
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Suzuki logged two assists, two shots on goal and one blocked shot over 19:55 of ice time in Thursday's 6-5 loss to Vegas.
Suzuki worked hard to halt a two-game scoreless run, winning a pair of puck battles along the boards and behind the net to set up Montreal's first score seven minutes into the game. The Habs' captain also had a hand in the second goal three minutes later, then nearly had a tying goal in the game's dying seconds, but Vegas netminder Adin Hill managed to get a glove on it. Suzuki has not been hurt by head coach Martin St. Louis' decision to break up him and Cole Caufield. Suzuki has five points in the five games since the coach's decision and is up to 15 points in 17 games overall.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Remains hot in win
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Suzuki scored a power-play goal and had a power-play assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win against Detroit. He added four shots on net and one hit over 22:32 of ice time.
Suzuki struck for a power-play marker early in the third period to give Montreal a brief 2-1 lead. It was the second consecutive game with a power-play strike for Suzuki, who later helped out on Cole Caufield's OT winner. The captain's slow start has given way to a scorching scoring stretch. He has goals in three straight games and five over the last seven, during which he also has four assists. Of note, Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis broke up Suzuki and Caufield -- the team's premier offensive forces -- at even strength. Caufield was moved to the second line in an effort to spread out the offense.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Pots first on power play
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Suzuki scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay. He had three shots on net and two hits over 21:52 of ice time.
Suzuki was the trailer on a rush and one-timed a feed from Cole Caufield for Montreal's first goal, sparking the team after it fell behind 4-0 in the first period. It was the first power-play goal of the season for Suzuki, who has four goals and seven points over the last six games.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Scoring ticks up
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Suzuki scored a goal on two shots over 18:59 of ice time in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Blues.
Suzuki tipped in a Cole Caufield shot for Montreal's final goal. After going goalless over the first six games of the season, Suzuki has hit the back of the net three times in the last five games. Of note, Suzuki and Caufield, whose line has been filled out by a revolving door of forwards, were given a new winger. Juraj Slafkovsky joined them Saturday, and the unit generated most of the team's scoring chances.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Scores in shootout loss
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Suzuki scored a goal on four shots in Monday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Golden Knights.
Suzuki tied the game at 2-2 with his third-period marker. He also had the Canadiens' lone tally in the shootout. The center has two goals and three helpers during his three-game point streak, and he's up to eight points, 23 shots on net and a minus-1 rating through nine contests overall.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Logs power-play assist
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Suzuki recorded a power-play assist, one shot on goal and one hit over 22:19 of ice time in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Jets. He was the lone goal scorer in the shootout.
Suzuki found Sean Monahan camped out net front for the Canadiens' second goal. It was the fourth power-play helper for Suzuki. The top-line center, who has been hit-or-miss early in the season, has points in two consecutive games, his first scoring streak of the season.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Three-point effort against Jackets
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Suzuki scored an even-strength goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
He rounded out his line with five shots and a plus-1 rating, and Suzuki got his team on the board just 27 seconds into the second period following some tough talk from coach Martin St. Louis at intermission after Montreal had fallen behind 2-0 in the first frame. The 24-year-old has been feast-or-famine to begin the season, recording two multi-point efforts and four goose eggs in seven games. Suzuki has a goal and six points in total as he looks to improve on the career-high 26 goals and 66 points he delivered in 2022-23.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Gets on track
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Suzuki had two assists, including one on the power play, over 22:00 of ice time in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win against Washington. He added three shots on goal and a blocked shot to his line.
Suzuki, who was held off the scoresheet the last two games, bounced back in a big way Saturday. The captain slid a perfect pass to the stick of Sean Monahan for a power-play goal late in the first period, then picked up another primary helper in OT when he sent Cole Caufield in for the winner. Suzuki has three assists (two on the power play), nine shots on goal and four PIM through four games.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Posts three-pointer Monday
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Suzuki scored a goal on his lone shot on net and assisted on two others in Monday's 5-4 overtime victory against Toronto. He also misfired on a shot attempt, had three hits and took a two-minute minor penalty over 19:11 of ice time.
Suzuki scored the game-winner in OT to give Montreal its first win over the Maple Leafs during the preseason. The two teams met three times over the last four days, and both lineups were dotted with players expected to be on the ice next Wednesday when the puck drops on the regular season. Suzuki will center Montreal's top line, flanked by Cole Caufield on one wing. The other wing could be a rotation, depending on which forward is hot at given stretch.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Wraps up season on streak
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Suzuki scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's season-ending 5-4 loss to Boston. He added two hits and two blocked shots over 19:23 of ice time.
Suzuki finished up the season on a streak, registering points in four consecutive games, including three goals. The fourth-year center and team captain played a full 82 games for the second straight year and finished with 26 goals and 40 assists.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Notches 40th assist
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Suzuki had an assist, two shots on goal, one blocked shot and two penalty minutes over 18:02 of ice time in Saturday's 7-1 loss to Toronto.
Suzuki notched his 40th helper on Johnny Kovacevic's tally. The assist matches the career-high 40 he posted last season. Montreal's captain and first-line center has remained productive while skating with a rotating cast of wingers all season.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Establishes new career point total
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Suzuki scored a goal and added an assist Thursday in a 6-2 win over the Capitals.
The goal, which came while shorthanded, was his 24th this season and snapped a five-game point drought. Suzuki has 63 points, including 24 goals, in 79 games this season and that's a new career mark for the young captain.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Explodes for four points
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Suzuki scored a goal and three assists on three shots, leading the Canadiens to an 8-2 win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday.
The second star of the game, Suzuki would extend the Canadiens' lead to 8-2 on a nice goal off the rush. He would also add assists on Mike Hoffman's goal and Rafael Harvey-Pinard's first two goals. Suzuki has been red-hot as of late, putting together four straight multi-point performances with 10 points in that span. On the season, Suzuki has 23 goals and 61 points in 73 contests.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Posts third straight two-pointer
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Suzuki recorded two power-play points -- a goal and an assist -- in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Bruins. He also had four shots on net, two hits and two blocked shots over 22:27 of ice time.
Suzuki's on fire, registering two points in three consecutive games. The goal was his career-high 22nd and the assist -- his 35th -- was the captain's 200th career point.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Logs two assists in win
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Suzuki had two assists, one shot on goal and one blocked shot over 18:49 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay.
Suzuki also had two takeaways with the bigger of two coming in the second period. He picked the pocket of Mikhail Sergachev, which initiated the sequence that resulted in Mike Matheson's game-winning tally. Suzuki earlier set up Kirby Dach for the Canadiens' first goal. The top-line center, who has played with changing partners all year long, has two consecutive games with multiple assists and achieved that feat three times in the last five contests. At 55 points through 71 games, Suzuki is taking aim on the career-high 61 he registered last season.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Helps twice in win
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Suzuki had two assists, one shot on net and two hits over 25:32 of ice time in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
A new first-line combination combined to produce Montreal's second goal, when Suzuki and Josh Anderson set up Denis Gurianov. It was the second multi-assist effort in the last four games for Suzuki, who hasn't potted a goal in eight contests.
