With two impressive wins after the Four Nations break in two starts for the Montreal Canadiens, they could not afford to let up against the weak San Jose Sharks. The Sharks had lost 15 of their last 17 heading in to the Bell Centre on Thursday night.
Montreal absolutely had to have a win for their playoff hopes. They struggled, but they did come through with an overtime victory 4-3 on an absolute stunner of a goal from Cole Caufield.
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When the Canadiens struggled before the break, it was the first line that completely ran out of energy. They put numbers together for the last 10 games that were half of what they had averaged before the slump.
Head Coach Martin St. Louis needed that line to get back to their best selves, and they certainly have for three straight games. Juraj Slafkovsky has seen the biggest improvement with three …