The Montreal Canadiens completed their season series against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night, and have swept it with a 4-3 win, with both wins being of the overtime variety. The Habs have struggled to hold on to third period leads in the early goings of this season, a trend that may soon necessitate a deeper discussion, but the good news is that their sheer talent has made them unbeatable in overtime so far.
As concerning as blown third-period leads may be, zero concern exists around their top line, and how dominant they look on most nights.
Nick Suzuki could find a needle in a haystack if it was Cole Caufield.
— Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) October 29, 2025
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Juraj Slafkovsky is becoming the power forward the club hoped he could right in front of our eyes. Cole Caufield currently sits tied for the league lead in goal scoring. Nick Suzuki is, well, Nick Suzuki; the conduit through which that line produces as it does, and currently sitting tied for third in total scoring league-wide. Of all lines in the league who have played at least 75 minutes this season, they have the best expected goals-for percentage. As a trio, they’ve picked up right where they left off last season, and they seem to be getting even better, which should be a terrifying prospect for the rest of their division.
They did virtually whatever they wanted against Seattle last night, and this against a team that had last change and loves to stifle offensive attacks. The Kraken had no answer for them, and their best bet was to hold on to their seats and hope to keep the damage to a minimum. If not for Joey Daccord and his posts, they could easily have put up a few more goals than they did.
Now, the issue we knew was there before the season started remains; the lack of a true second-line centre leaves something to be desired in terms of depth. It was surprising for management not to address this during the offseason, and it would be extremely disappointing if they don’t look to address it before the trade deadline this year. They are getting secondary scoring by committee, but a true Robin to Suzuki’s Batman would change the complexion of this team completely.
For now, we can just enjoy how dominant these three are together, and how fun they are to watch on the ice. Add in the fact that the three of them are signed to extremely manageable contracts in the current salary cap environment, and you can see why this team is set up for long-term success.
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