Team Canada might not have chosen Nick Suzuki for the 4 Nations Face-Off, but there is no doubt the Montreal Canadiens' captain is a first line center.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.

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

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 ...

"Special mention to Newy, who played despite everything (even though he's still sick), but the player of the game goes to Kirby Dach. Two big goals, Dacher!"- Nick Suzuki Kudos to Alex Newhook!