Suzuki missed a few skates, but he was able to stay in the lineup. In fact, he played the full 82 games while scoring 21 goals and 61 points. He has the potential to be a cornerstone for the Canadiens for years to come.

Suzuki made this one a little tenser than Boston would have liked, scoring a goal against Jeremy Swayman seven-plus minutes into the third period to draw the Canadiens to within 4-3 on the scoreboard. The Bruins had entered the third period holding a 4-1 advantage. Montreal was not able to find a way to tie things up, though, before the end of regulation. Overall this season, Suzuki has turned in 21 goals and 59 points across 80 games played. He had gone three straight games without a goal prior to momentarily spiking Boston's collective blood pressure via his score on Sunday.

Suzuki is on a three-game point streak. He has 19 goals and 55 points in 73 contests this season.

Suzuki has been skipping practices recently for maintenance purposes, which suggests he could be playing through something. It looks like that will continue on Monday against Winnipeg after he missed the morning skate for some therapy.