Official announcement from the Montreal Canadiens

MONTREAL -- Forwards Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki are the Molson Cup recipients for the month of October.

Caufield was named first star of the game once (on October 12 against Toronto) and second star once (on October 29 in St-Louis). Along with leading the team with seven goals (tied for fourth-best in the NHL), the 21-year-old winger added three assists, tallying ten points in nine games in October. He had two three-game point streaks during that span (from October 15 to 20 and from October 25 to 29).

For his part, Suzuki was named second star twice (on October 12 against Toronto and on October 20 against Arizona) and third star once (on October 15 in Washington). The 23-year-old center led the team with six assists and added four goals, totaling 10 points. The captain had a four-game point streak (from October 15 to 22), in addition to collecting his 100th career assist on October 29 in St. Louis.

A ceremony honoring the October Molson Cup winners will take place ahead of Saturday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights at the Bell Centre.