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• Canadiens' David Savard: Won't play Saturday

  15H ago • By RotoWire

  Savard is a late scratch for Saturday's game against Columbus because of an upper-body injury, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. Savard has four assists, 17 hits and 45 blocks in 17 appearances with the Canadiens in 2024-25. Jayden Struble, who would have otherwise been a healthy scratch Saturday, is expected to play due to Savard's absence.

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• Canadiens' David Savard: Back on scoresheet

  16D ago • By RotoWire

  Savard had an assist and five blocks in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Capitals. Savard set up Nick Suzuki's one-timer to the tie it up at 3-3 late in the second period. The blueliner was back on the scoresheet after having a three-game assist streak halted in Tuesday's ugly loss to the Kraken. The blocks are nothing new for Savard, who routinely crosses the century mark in that category. He currently has 31 blocked shots over 11 outings.

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• Canadiens' David Savard: Assists in three straight games

  20D ago • By RotoWire

  Savard logged an assist and four blocked shots in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Flyers. Savard has a helper in three straight games after opening the year with no points through six outings. The 34-year-old doesn't make his biggest contributions on the scoresheet, instead often stepping in to block shots. He has 26 blocks, nine hits, four shots on net and a minus-7 rating through nine contests in a top-four role this season.

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• Canadiens' David Savard: Helps in win

  21D ago • By RotoWire

  Savard logged an assist, five blocks and two hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over St. Louis. Savard assisted on Montreal's first goal, giving him helpers in two straight games. The five blocks upped his season total to a team-high 22. The 14-year veteran has moved around the pairs, usually partnered with one of the Canadiens' younger defensemen. On Saturday, Savard coupled with the offensively talented Lane Hutson on the second pair and logged a season-high 21:00 minutes of ice time, his third consecutive contest with more than 20 minutes of TOI.

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• Canadiens' David Savard: Contributes helper Tuesday

  25D ago • By RotoWire

  Savard logged an assist, two hits and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers. Savard helped out on Nick Suzuki's first-period tally. The assist was Savard's first point through seven games, and he's added 17 blocked shots, six hits, four shots on goal and a minus-8 rating. With Justin Barron (upper body) exiting Tuesday's game following a high hit, Savard could be leaned on more heavily in the near future -- he's averaged just 17:58 of ice time so far, which is his lowest mark since 2013-14.

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