Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine returned to the lineup Saturday night, scoring his club's lone goal in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars. Laine, who missed the previous four games due to an illness,

The Montreal Canadiens hope to remain red-hot when they host the Western Conference-contending Dallas Stars on Saturday night at Bell Centre in downtown Montreal. And based on the latest reports, they could have one of their top forwards back in their lineup.

The Canadiens were in Dallas on Thursday, looking to avenge their 2-1 shootout loss to the Stars on Saturday. Rookie Jakub Dobes was aiming to keep his perfect record intact, once again facing one of the top teams in the NHL.

Robertson scored the only goal of the shootout while goalie Jake Oettinger stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. Oettinger made 30 saves and Jamie Benn scored in regulation for Dallas. The Stars snapped Montreal’s three-game winning streak.

Patrik Laine returned for the Canadiens against the Dallas Stars on Saturday. The forward had missed the past four games because of an illness. He has 10 points (eight goals, two assists) in 13 games, with all of his goals coming on the power play. Laine replaced Michael Pezzetta in the lineup.

Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine returned to the lineup Saturday against the Dallas Stars after missing four games due to illness.

Patrik Laine was named the Molson Cup recipient for December. He got that because he was named the first star of the game four times in the month. His eight power-play goals at the time didn’t hurt and that’s still holding as a top performer with the man advantage in the league.

Habs forward Patrik Laine scored his 400th NHL career points in the Montreal Canadiens' 5-3 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday. Laine reached the milestone in his 495th game.

MONTREAL — Jason Robertson scored the shootout winner to lift the surging Dallas Stars past the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 for their seventh consecutive victory on Saturday night. Robertson scored the only goal of the shootout while goalie Jake Oettinger stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki.

The Canadiens won't have Patrik Laine, who hasn't played since New Year's Eve, in their lineup against the Capitals on Friday.

Habs forward Patrik Liane was honored with the Molson Cup award for the month of December before their Saturday night game against the Dallas Stars.

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