After the Dallas Stars obliterated the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night at the Bell Centre, Martin St-Louis had set a practice at 11:30 on Friday morning for his men. Still, at 10:00, two players were already jumping on the ice.

The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that forward Alex Newhook had surgery on a fractured ankle and is expected to be out four months, while defenceman Kaiden Guhle had surgery on a partially torn abductor muscle and is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks.

Kämpf, a valuable penalty-killer and faceoff man, was waived by the Maple Leafs on Thursday and cleared waivers to become a UFA on Friday.

Martin St-Louis had no NHL coaching experience when he became the Montreal Canadiens coach but 300 games in, it's obvious that he was the right man for the job.

Dallas scored first and opened the offensive floodgates in Montreal en route to a season-high fourth straight victory

MONTREAL (AP) – Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, Casey DeSmith stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season, and the Dallas Stars beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-0 on Thursday night.

BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens host the Dallas Stars after the Stars took down the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime. Montreal has a 10-4-2 record overall and a 5-2-1 record on its home ice. The Canadiens have a 7-2-1 record in games decided by a goal.

MONTREAL -- Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, and Casey DeSmith made 24 saves for the Dallas Stars, who won their fourth straight, 7-0 against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Thursday. It was DeSmith's 13th shutout in the NHL, and his first since Jan. 25.

Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, Casey DeSmith stopped 24 shots for his first shutout of the season, and the Dallas Stars beat the Montreal Canadiens 7-0.

Daniele Sauvageau was honoured by the Montreal Canadiens last night following her induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame.