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Century Club: Suzuki 1st Canadiens player since 1986 to record 100
points in a season

   The Canadian Press | Posted: April 14, 2026 4:59 PM | Last
   Updated: April 15

   Lafleur, Mahovlich, Shutt, Mats Naslund also reached milestone
   with Montreal

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   Nick Suzuki is the first Montreal Canadien in 40 years to reach
   100 points in a season.
   Suzuki beat goalie Ilya Sorokin at 15:56 of the second period
   to give Montreal a 1-0 lead Sunday against the hometown New
   York Islanders, making him the first Canadiens captain in the
   storied franchise's history to hit the century mark.
   The milestone comes just three days after Suzuki set up
   linemate Cole Caufield for his 50th goal, something no Montreal
   player had achieved in 36 years.
   Suzuki is only the fifth Canadien to join the 100-point club
   after Guy Lafleur, Peter Mahovlich, Steve Shutt and Mats
   Naslund. Naslund was the last to do it with 110 points in
   1985-86.
   Suzuki added an assist on Ivan Demidov's power-play goal 28
   seconds later to push his total to 101.
   A 26-year-old from London, Ont., Suzuki has 29 goals and 72
   assists in 81 games this season, all while making a case for
   the Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward.
   The Canadiens, bound for the playoffs for a second straight
   year, are in a race for first in the Atlantic Division with the
   regular-season calendar ending. They entered Sunday night's
   game with 104 points, two behind the Buffalo Sabres for first
   in the division.
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