DAL@MTL: What you need to know

Suzuki scored a double and added an assist on the cherry to give him 73 points this season. Meanwhile, Slafkowski's rise has seen the 19-year-old tally 14 points (7G, 7A) in his last 19 games. That's a 60-point streak over a full 82-game season. Finally, Cole Caufield extended his career-high point streak to 10 games with an assist against the Capitals, a game in which the Habs' top line combined for four goals and six points.

Montembo will make his second straight appearance against the Stars on Saturday. He stopped 30 shots in Montreal's 4-3 win over Dallas on Jan. 2, and each of the aforementioned 22-14-20 trio recorded at least one point that night in Texas.

2. The Stars (31-14-6) come to Montreal in first place in the Central Division and tied for fourth in the league with three other teams. Despite dropping a 5-4 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, Dallas is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. The Stars, led by Peter DeBoer, have been exceptional on the road this year, posting a 15-6-4 record. Offensively, Rupe Hintz paces the visitors' offense with 24 points in 25 games out of the American Airlines Center. On the back end, Dallas netminders Scott Wedgewood and Jake Ottinger combined for the fifth-best GAA (2.56) away from home in 2023-24. Given that Wedgewood played in Toronto, don't be surprised to see Ettinger, who has won his last four games in tonight's game. Against the Canadiens lifetime, he is 3-1-0 with a 3.15 GAA and .889 save pct.

3. The Canadiens are 15-9-3 in 27 Super Bowl weekend games at the Bell Center since 2010 (the team has played just once on SB weekend in 2021). During that time, Montreal has swept the weekend series four times: 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2023. Since Super Bowl I in 1967, at least one team in this year's Super Bowl matchup — the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs — has been in the Big Game 11 times. played in: 1967, 1970, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2013, 2020, 2021 and 2023. The Canadiens have a combined record of 12-2-2-0 (WLT). that years Super Bowl weekend. Make of it what you will, but can the 49ers and Chiefs be the Habs' lucky charms?

4. New York Yankees catcher, manager and coach Yogi Berra famously coined the phrase “It ain't over 'til it's over,” and it's especially true today. The Stars lead the League with 17 come-from-behind wins this season. They overcame a one-goal deficit 11 times, and overcame a two-goal deficit 6 times. In turn, the Canadiens have come back eight times – four times when trailing by one goal and four times when trailing by two goals.

5. There will be a lot of young people at the Bell Center this weekend as Voisin is teaming up with Tim Hortons for Family Day Out. On Saturday, two lucky winners will accompany the Canadians on the ice during the national anthems. One child will also have the opportunity to assist Canadiens General Equipment Manager Patrick Langlois in pregame mode, and another will have the opportunity to do a player pregame interview! Voisin will also be handing out pillowcases to the first 5,000 children who arrive at the Bell Center, and Tim Hortons will be serving hot chocolate and coffee outside the building. Petit Lem – a pop-up shop in Section 113 – is inviting fans to come to Saturday's game in their pajamas.

Puck drop time is 1:00 PM ET. You can watch the game on TSN2 and RDS or listen on TSN 690 and 98.5 fm. Click here for tickets.