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Veleno was a healthy scratch for the third straight game in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Jake Evans and Alexandre Texier recently returned from injuries, leaving no room for Veleno in the lineup. Over 46 outings this season, Veleno has just four points with 44 shots on net, 111 hits and 15 PIM. Even if he draws back in, he'll be limited to bottom-six usage.
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Canadiens' Arber Xhekaj: Stuck in slump
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Xhekaj's point drought reached 20 games in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Xhekaj has been a physical force as usual, racking up 49 PIM and 71 hits during his slump on offense. He's added just 10 shots on net in that span. The 25-year-old defenseman is holding down a third-pairing role while Jayden Struble sits as a healthy scratch, but Xhekaj is tough to roster in fantasy if he's not going to chip in at least a little offense. For the season, he has just two points with 32 shots on net, 104 PIM, 131 hits and a minus-7 rating through 48 appearances.
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Canadiens' Zachary Bolduc: Registers two assists
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Bolduc recorded two assists, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Bolduc has five helpers over his last eight outings. The 22-year-old forward has gone 17 games without a goal, though he has just 20 shots on net in that span. He's in a middle-six role for now, but that lack of scoring production will make it difficult for him to maintain his ice time. Bolduc is now at 22 points, 76 shots on net, 109 hits, 30 blocked shots, 22 PIM and a minus-10 rating over 54 appearances, so he can help fantasy managers in a variety of ways if his offense improves slightly.
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Canadiens' Oliver Kapanen: Deals pair of helpers
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Kapanen notched two assists and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Kapanen set up Nick Suzuki's shorthanded tally in the first period and Juraj Slafkovsky's goal in the third. This performance ended a seven-game skid for Kapanen, though that slump didn't cost him his second-line role. The 22-year-old rookie is at 29 points (three shorthanded) through 54 appearances, good for fifth in the rookie scoring race. He's added 95 shots on net, 53 blocked shots, 19 hits and a plus-2 rating as he continues to fill a two-way role for the Canadiens.
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Canadiens' Ivan Demidov: Draws two helpers in win
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Demidov notched two assists, including one on the power play, and fired two shots on goal in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Demidov has gone six games without a goal but has five assists in that span. The 20-year-old's January has been fine with one goal and 11 helpers over 15 appearances, and his performance Thursday moved him back to the top of the rookie points leaderboard. He's at 11 goals, 34 assists, 77 shots on net and a plus-7 rating through 54 outings overall.
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Canadiens' Lane Hutson: Picks up pair of helpers
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Hutson logged two assists, including one on the power play, and added two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Hutson has six multi-point efforts over 15 outings in January. He's earned a total of four goals and 13 assists this month, and he continues to be a steady source of offense while adding stable production in plus-minus rating and blocks. For the season, the 21-year-old has nine goals, 46 helpers, 16 power-play points, 87 blocks, 88 shots on net and a plus-16 rating through 54 appearances.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Lights lamp again
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Evans scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Evans has scored in consecutive contests. The 29-year-old forward continues to fill a bottom-six role, but he's moving toward more of a two-way contribution rather than pure defense. The veteran forward has seven goals, six assists, 42 shots on net, 47 hits, 30 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 40 appearances.
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Canadiens' Alexandre Carrier: Nets goal Thursday
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Carrier scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Carrier has five goals over his last nine outings. That's a solid rate for any player, and especially a shutdown defenseman. For the season, he's at six goals, 17 points, 46 shots on net, 121 blocked shots, 22 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 54 appearances. Carrier continues to have appeal in deeper fantasy formats, especially while he's being productive on offense.
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Canadiens' Noah Dobson: Opens scoring in win
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Dobson scored a goal on five shots, added two hits, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Avalanche.
Dobson has put up six points, a plus-6 rating and 27 blocked shots over his last 11 games. The defenseman tallied the opening goal just 56 seconds into Thursday's win, setting the tone for an impressive performance for the Canadiens. He's reached the 10-goal mark for the fifth year in a row while adding 23 assists, 106 shots on net, 133 blocked shots and a plus-7 rating over 54 appearances.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Fifth straight win
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Dobes made 26 saves Thursday in a 7-3 win over Colorado.
It was his fifth straight win. Dobes extended his point streak to eight games (7-0-1). That's the longest by a Canadiens rookie goalie since Mike Condon had an eight-game streak in 2015-16. Dobes is 17-5-3 with a 2.96 GAA and .890 save percentage in 24 starts (25 appearances) this season.
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Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky: Ties career goal mark
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Slafkovsky had a goal and an assist in a 7-3 win over the Avalanche on Thursday.
The goal was Slafkovsky's 20th this season. That ties his career mark, which he set in 2023-24. The growth in his game has been steady -- those 20 goals have come in 54 games, as opposed to the 82 it took him to set his mark. Slafkovsky has 20 goals, 23 assists, 81 hits and 107 shots in 54 games. That's a pace that would see him set a new career mark, but his hits are way down from last season's 194 (79 games).
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Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Rare two-point effort
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Dach had a goal and an assist in a 7-3 win against the Avalanche on Thursday.
The points were Dach's first since his return from injury on Jan. 20, and his first since Nov. 8, 2025 (eight games). He has never lived up to his promise as the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. And he's never been healthy -- Dach has never played more than 70 games a season, and that was 2021-22. Yes, there's promise, but there are a lot of headaches, too.
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Canadiens' Nick Suzuki: Top-10 NHL scorer
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Suzuki had two goals and an assist in a 7-3 victory over Colorado on Thursday.
One goal came on the power play; the other was scored while shorthanded. Suzuki got back on the scoresheet after being held pointless Tuesday against Vegas. He has 18 goals, 44 assists and 116 shots in 54 games this season, and he's now in a three-way tie with Martin Necas and Jason Robertson for 10th in NHL scoring. Suzuki is on pace for best his career mark in points, which he set last year (30 goals, 59 assists).
Canadiens' Alexandre Texier: Picks up helper in overtime win
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Texier logged an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights.
Texier set up Jake Evans' game-winning goal at 3:58 of overtime. This was Texier's second game back after missing two contests due to a lower-body injury, and he snapped a four-game slump on offense. The 26-year-old is getting top-line usage at even strength, which makes him intriguing in fantasy. For the season, he has seven goals, 11 assists, 57 shots on net, 39 hits and a plus-9 rating over 37 outings between the Canadiens and the Blues.
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Canadiens' Phillip Danault: Finds twine Tuesday
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Danault scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights.
Danault has scored twice over the last four games after starting the year without scoring in 43 appearances. He's up to 12 points, 67 shots, 36 hits, 25 blocked shots and 18 PIM across 47 outings between the Canadiens and the Kings. Danault is playing a bottom-six role for Montreal and likely won't be much of a factor in fantasy.
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Canadiens' Jake Evans: Wins it in overtime
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Evans scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Golden Knights.
Evans has a point in each of the last two games. The 29-year-old is looking more like himself now, supplying a little depth scoring to go with defensive play in a bottom-six role, though he often sees more ice time than that usage would suggest. He's up to six goals, 12 points, 41 shots on net, 46 hits, 28 blocked shots, 18 PIM and a minus-11 rating over 39 appearances.
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Canadiens' Jakub Dobes: Set to start versus Avs
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Dobes is slated to guard the cage at home against the Avalanche on Thursday, Stu Cowan of The Montreal Gazette reports.
Dobes will make consecutive starts for the first time since early December, despite having gone 6-0-1 in his last seven outings. At this point, the starting gig in Montreal seems to be up for grabs. As such, a couple more strong starts from Dobes could see him unseat Sam Montembeault as the Habs' No. 1 option.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Pots goal No. 30
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Caufield scored his 30th goal of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over Vegas.
The 25-year-old winger grabbed a loose puck at the side of the net and quickly tucked it past Akira Schmid to give the Habs a 2-1 lead midway through the second period. Caufield has found the back of the net in six straight games, racking up nine goals and 11 points over that stretch. He's reached 30 goals in two consecutive regular seasons and has 54 points in 53 contests this campaign.
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