Coming off a late surge to reach the playoffs last spring, the Montreal Canadiens entered this season looking to take a step forward with their young core.

Through five games, the Canadiens are off to a strong start, and they attempt to earn a fifth straight win Saturday night when they host the offensively challenged New York Rangers.

Montreal has won three straight one-goal games and scored a total of 16 goals since opening with a 5-2 loss at Toronto. After earning wins over the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks during their three-game road trip, the Canadiens opened their home schedule with comeback overtime wins over the Seattle Kraken and Nashville Predators.

Cole Caufield has scored in each of the past three games and is up to five goals after improving his total from 28 go

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