On a night of individual milestones, the Canadiens hit more important team marker

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens hit an important milestone Thursday night, and it had little to do with who scored the goals in their 2-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning.Yes, Cole Caufield made franchise history with his 50th goal. And yes, Juraj Slafkovský’s game-winner made him the first Slovak to score 30 goals in the NHL since his idol Marián Hossa did it in 2014 with the Chicago Blackhawks. And yes, Nick Suzuki became the third-ever Canadiens player to record 70 assists in a season by setting up both of those goals, leaving him two points shy of becoming the first Canadiens player in 40 years to record a 100-point season.Advertisement