Habs Puzzled Why Cole Caufield Isn't Producing: 'He Just Doesn’t Have The Bounces Right Now'

1-overall pick who scored 30 goals and 73 points in the regular season. But eight games into the playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens' top line of Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky have combined for just one even-strength goal and one-even strength point. And while it didn't hurt the team in a first-round series win against the Tampa Bay Lightning , the lack of production is starting to catch up to the Habs, who lost 4-2 to the Buffalo Sabres in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal on Wednesday.

"The guys have to find a way to score," said Suzuki. "We’ve got to keep going to the net and find a dirty one. " To his credit, Suzuki scored a goal in Wednesday's loss.

But it came on the power play. It's the one area where Montreal's star players have found any success so far in the post-season. Slafkovsky, who has three goals and an assist, has scored all four of his points on the power play.

The same goes for Caufield, who has managed one goal and four points on the power play. Suzuki, who is the only player who has scored an even-strength goal and picked up an even-strength assist, has five power play points. On the plus side, Montreal's power play has scored six goals, which is third-most in the playoffs.