Martin St. Louis has always said developing Caufield's all-around game would be his priority. That approach is paying off now.

The Montreal Canadiens continue to impress, this time by going into Dallas and defeating the Stars, one of the NHL's top teams on the season.

Caufield had an assist, two shots on net and one block in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Stars. Caufield's pretty pass from behind the net set up Juraj Slafkovsky, who had a wide open net to tie the game at 1-1 just 47 seconds after Dallas took the lead.

Both the Stars and Canadiens have been two of the league’s hottest teams over the last month. Montreal is 11-2-1 in its last 14 games. Dallas has won 10 of its last 12.

Jakub Dobes made 32 saves and Alex Newhook scored a go-ahead goal midway through the third period to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 road win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

The Dallas Stars return home after going 4-1 on their five-game road trip, which included a matchup against Thursday’s opponent, the Montreal Canadiens. Dallas has won eight of its last nine games and will look to continue that hot streak against Montreal at the American Airlines Center, where the Stars have dominated their home ice this season.

DALLAS -- Jakub Dobes made 32 saves for the Montreal Canadiens, who scored three straight goals to defeat the Dallas Stars 3-1 at American Airlines Center on Thursday. The 23-year-old goalie has allowed four goals while winning his first four NHL starts, including a 34-save shutout in his debut against the Florida Panthers on Dec. 28.

Now Dallas gets some short-handed chances against Montreal’s second unit. A wasted power play with only about 20 seconds for the top unit. These are beginning to look like the early-season Canadiens who couldn’t get possession with the puck in their zone.

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Dallas Stars (28-14-1, in the Central Division ... Jamie Benn has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games. Cole Caufield has 24 goals and 18 assists for the Canadiens.

The Canadiens won 3-1 over Dallas in the rematch of Saturday night's exciting shootout win for Dallas. In the second low-scoring, competitive game in less than a week, the Montreal Canadiens avenged the loss from Saturday with a 3-1 win in Dallas Thursday night.

The Dallas Stars host the Montreal Canadiens after Logan Stankoven's two-goal game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stars' 4-1 win.