Rick Stephens

Yeah, great way to start.

And this was a big game for Montreal because they had been knocked around by the Capitals, Les Bufranc, in the playoffs.

And Montreal had something to prove here.

And it had been a long time since the Canadians had won

against the Capitals, and it was a pretty one-sided victory.

That's not to say that the Capitals didn't have some pushback, and Dobish made some incredible saves.

He made big saves at the right time.

Mm-hmm.

Suzuki picked up three points in this game.

Dobish, 931 save percentage.

He's on an 11-game point streak.

In his last 11 games, he has a record of 9-0-2, and that means he has not lost in regulation since December 9th.

Yeah, I think the evidence is overwhelming.

Again, we'll remind everybody that they do have a tough schedule ahead.

With 23 games remaining, they have the sixth toughest schedule in the National Hockey League.

So they're going to have to keep winning and accumulating those points and watch out for teams like Detroit and Buffalo and Boston.

Buffalo is on quite a tear.

So the win was great, and they have to keep it up.

Yeah, that'll be fun for the folks in Trois-Rivières.

Trois-Rivières, great season last year with the Kelly Cup and not so great this year, but they have something to look forward to in the fall.