Montreal’s top line has combined for 15 goals in that stretch. Caufield has nine points (six goals, three assists), Suzuki has 15 points (five goals, 10 assists), and Slafkovsky has eight points (four goals, four assists).

By the time the puck dropped on Tuesday night’s game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks, Martin St-louis’s men were four points out of the playoffs and desperately needed a win.

The Montreal Canadiens have played outstanding hockey after the Four Nations breaking winning five straight games, and taking points in six of seven, yet they have barely made any ground. Montreal needed a win in Vancouver Tuesday night to close the four-point gap to the final playoff spot.