Suzuki and general manager Kent Hughes had a conversation ahead of the 4 Nations break, and Suzuki has held up his end of the bargain.

The Habs’ captain didn’t get the chance to play for his country this year, and seems to have turned that into motivation

The Sharks had gone winless in eight straight games prior to their shootout victory in Toronto on Monday, though three of those losses were decided by one goal. Tyler Toffoli scored his team-leading 23rd goal in the win over the Maple Leafs.

Mike Matheson scored at 1:21 of overtime to lift the surging Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Nick Suzuki had a goal and three assists for the Canadiens who, despite blowing a 3-0 lead,

The Sabres (24-29-6) have lost four of their last six games, and they are 4-13-1 on the road since their three-game California sweep in November. The Canadiens (30-26-5) extended their win streak to five games,

Rasmus Dahlin netted the tying goal with just 1:01 left in regulation, capping off Buffalo’s rally from a three-goal deficit, but the Sabres ultimately fell short in overtime, losing 4-3 to the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Monday night.

Rasmus Dahlin's late goal forced overtime, but the Sabres were plagued by familiar problems in a loss at Bell Centre in Montreal.