Seguin's 2 goals lead the Stars past the Canadiens

Slafkowski tied Montreal at 3-2 at 18:37 when he fired a shot over Ettinger's right shoulder from a tight angle before Suzuki fed him the puck behind the net.

“They're a good team, they know how to score,” Slafkowski said. “We had a lot of chances to come back, but we didn't.”

Slafkowski, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NHL draft, scored his fourth goal in three games, including his first multi-goal game Thursday, to reach double figures in goals for the first time.

“He's getting better every game,” Suzuki said. “The experience he gets night in and night out against top lines and top pairings is something you don't really get. So he's made really good progress in the last couple of months and you want to see him step up.”

NOTES: The Stars are 16-6-4 on the road this season. … Marchment assisted on each of Seguin's goals; he has eight points (two goals, six assists) during his seven-game streak. … Canadian forward Raphael Harvey-Pinard suffered a lower-body injury in a collision with teammate Joel Armia in front of the bench in the game that led to Seguin's go-ahead goal. After being face down on the ice, he managed to get up and onto the bench before being led to the locker room. There were no updates, and Montreal recalled forward Joshua Roy from Laval of the American Hockey League. … Caufield's assists extended his NHL career-high scoring streak to 11 games (14 points; six goals, eight assists) and tied Max Domi (11 games in 2018-19) and Pierre Turgeon (13 in 1994-95 game) added. the only Canadiens players with a point streak of at least 11 games in the last 30 years. … Montreal forward Alex Newhook played 18:52 and had three shots on goal in his return after missing 27 games with an ankle injury.