King had five hits over 10:37 of ice time in Thursday's 2-1 win over Nashville.

EDGE Analysis

King, who was making his debut for the Canadiens after being acquired at the trade deadline, skated on the fourth line and played on the penalty-kill unit. Montreal is under no delusion that King's the answer to their goal-scoring problem, but his physical nature should deliver hits and make Montreal a tougher team.