Suzuki scored a goal on five shots, added a power-play assist, blocked three shots and logged two PIM in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Flyers.
Suzuki's point streak is up to seven games, and this was his third straight multi-point effort. The 25-year-old center has all of his offense this year during the streak, accumulating three goals and eight assists. He's added 22 shots on net, nine hits, seven blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over nine appearances. Suzuki has yet to maintain a point-per-game pace over a full campaign, but he was close with 77 points in 82 outings in 2023-24.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Runs point streak to six games
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Suzuki had two assists, two shots, one block and one hit in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blues.
Suzuki's first helper came early in the second period when he got his stick on the puck during a battle in the slot before Kirby Dach cleaned it up. The 25-year-old Suzuki also fed Cole Caufield for Montreal's fourth goal. The two-point night extended Suzuki's point streak to six games, during which he has two goals and seven assists.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Pots two in loss
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Suzuki scored two goals, including one with the man advantage, on two shots and added a hit in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers.
After opening the campaign with a six-game goal-scoring drought, Suzuki finally put a puck in a net. His first came in the first period after the Rangers went up 4-0. The captain then connected on the power play early in the second period, closing the gap to 4-2, when he worked around a defender and beat an outstretched Igor Shesterkin with a backhander. He now has points in five straight.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Points in four straight
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Suzuki logged an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders.
Suzuki picked up the secondary helper on Cole Caufield's second goal that tied the game, setting up the overtime and shootout. The assist extended Suzuki's point streak (all assists) to four games. He has five assists through six contests.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Extends point streak to three games
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Suzuki logged an assist, two shots and three hits in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Kings.
Suzuki was the secondary helper on Justin Barron's goal. The assist was Suzuki's fourth of the season and gave him points in three straight appearances.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Collects two assists in loss
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Suzuki had an even-strength assist and power-play helper in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Penguins. He also had one shot on goal and two blocked shots.
Suzuki was involved in the first two Montreal goals and has three assists over the last two games, but he's still looking for his first goal. The top-line center is coming off a 33-goal season in which he scored on 17.8 percent of his shots.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Logs assist in win
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Suzuki recorded an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Senators.
Suzuki was stuffed on a breakaway by Linus Ullmark midway through the third period, but Cole Caufield trailed and banged home the rebound. The assist was Suzuki's first point of the season. Montreal's captain logged career-highs in goals (33) and assists (44) over 82 games in 2023-24, his third consecutive 82-game season.
Suzuki scored a power-play goal and had an even-strength assist in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Toronto. He added six shots and one block to his line.
Suzuki one-timed a behind-the-back feed from Juraj Slafkovsky for Montreal's first tally, answering four consecutive goals scored by the Leafs. The captain also assisted on Cole Caufield's goal later in the same period. Suzuki now has a career-high 41 assists and needs six more points over the final six games to reach 80 points.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Pots two in win
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Suzuki scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Panthers. He also had six shots, one block and two penalty minutes.
Suzuki struck twice in the second period to give Montreal a lead it would not relinquish. The first was an even-strength tally made possible by Dmitry Kulikov's bad pass in his own end. Suzuki's go-ahead goal came on the power play, a tip-in of a Mike Matheson shot. Suzuki's up to 32 goals (11 on the power play) and 71 points over 74 games.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Reaches 30 goals
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Suzuki scored a power-play goal on one shot, assisted on a goal and added two hits in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.
Suzuki scored Montreal's first goal and has tallies in three straight games, all of which have been Montreal wins. This one was special, as it was his 30th of the season -- the Canadiens' top-line center has increased his goal scoring in successive seasons since entering the NHL as a 20-year-old in 2019-20. Suzuki has been on fire since just before the All-Star break, pouring in 32 points over 27 games.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Responds quickly
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Suzuki scored a goal on three shots, blocked one shot, delivered one hit and was assessed two penalty minutes in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Colorado.
It took Suzuki just nine seconds after Nathan MacKinnon put Colorado up 1-0 to respond. Suzuki beat Casey Mittelstadt along the boards and went directly to the net for his 29th goal. The point raised Suzuki's season total to a career-high 67 through 71 games.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Pair of points lead to win
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Suzuki had a goal and an assist in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.
Those points officially make this a career year for Suzuki. His 28 goals are a career-best, and his 66 points tie his high-water mark. He now has three goals and five points over the last five games, putting together a productive stretch late in the season.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Sets new career high
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Suzuki scored a goal on one shot and had three hits in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Edmonton.
Suzuki was in a tussle with Cody Ceci in front of the net when Juraj Slafkovsky's pass got caught up in each player's skates and eventually went in off Suzuki's boot. It was the 27th goal for Montreal's captain and established a new career high. Suzuki's been on a scoring binge since returning from the midseason break, potting 14 goals on 46 shots (30.4 shooting percentage) over 19 contests.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Second-half surge continues
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Suzuki scored a goal on two shots, blocked a shot and was assessed four penalty minutes in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to Boston.
Suzuki scored Montreal's lone goal in the first period, working a give-and-go with Juraj Slafkovsky for his 26th goal of the season. That matches Suzuki's career high he established last season over 82 games. Since returning from the All-Star break, the Canadiens' top-line center ranks fourth in the NHL with 13 snipes.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Scores overtime goal
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Suzuki found the back of the net and added an assist in a 4-3 overtime win over Nashville on Tuesday.
Suzuki dashed the hopes of the Predators extending their eight-game winning streak when he scored the overtime goal 17 seconds into the extra frame. He added an assist in the second period as the Canadiens frantically attempted to keep up with a red-hot Nashville team that scored two goals early. In Suzuki's past five games, he has eight points (five goals and three assists), 13 shots on net, six hits and an average ice time of 21:14. Overall, Suzuki remains a valuable fantasy asset with strong upside.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Productive in loss
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Suzuki had a goal on five shots and two assists in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Panthers.
Suzuki snuck behind the defense and scored on a breakaway in the first period a little more than a minute after Florida had taken the lead. The top-line center has points in three straight games and continues to march toward a career-best season. With 22 games left in the regular season, Suzuki needs just eight points to surpass the 66 he had in 2022-23.
