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• Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Ends point slump in Monday's win

  1D ago • By RotoWire

  Dach provided two assists in a 7-5 triumph over Buffalo on Monday. Dach had the secondary helper on two second-period goals by Nick Suzuki. Entering Monday's game, the 23-year-old Dach didn't have a point in six consecutive outings. He has one goal and six helpers through 16 appearances this season.

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• Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Spends time on top line Saturday

  9D ago • By RotoWire

  Dach had two shots, two hits and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Pittsburgh. Dach opened the contest on the second line but eventually replaced Josh Anderson on the top unit. Dach spent some time on the top line earlier this year, as head coach Martin St. Louis attempts to balance scoring threats in the top six. Dach has a team-worst minus-14 rating through 12 appearances.

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• Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Minus-3, off top line

  14D ago • By RotoWire

  Dach had one shot on net, two blocks, one hit, two PIM and finished minus-3 in Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Kraken. Instead of reintegrating Juraj Slafkovsky, fresh off a three-game absence due to an upper-body injury, to the top line, head coach Martin St. Louis let Dach skate with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. That's the best assignment a Canadien forward can have. However, that alignment didn't last long. By the time the second period started with the Habs down 4-1, the coach reunited Slafkovsky on the top unit, and Dach was moved back to the second line, where he was to begin the season. Dach appeared to lose his coverage assignment on Seattle's first goal 25 seconds into the game and again on the sixth goal midway through the second period. He played one more shift in the second and just four in the third for a total of 3:41 TOI over the final two periods of the game. Dach's minus-12 through 10 appearances is the lowest among all Montreal skaters.

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• Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Two-point night in win

  17D ago • By RotoWire

  Dach scored a goal on four shots, dished a power-play assist and had three hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over St. Louis. As several players attempted to get a stick on a rebound, Dach swooped in and buried the puck while falling to the ice for his first goal of the season, which increased Montreal's lead to 2-0. He later was the primary assistant on Alex Newhook's power-play tally six seconds into a St. Louis penalty. Since moving to the top line as a replacement for the injured Juraj Slafkovsky (shoulder), Dach has three points in two games.

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• Canadiens' Kirby Dach: Moves to top line

  21D ago • By RotoWire

  Dach logged a power-play assist, four shots, three blocks and one hit in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers. Dach had a secondary assist on a power-play goal, his second point of the season and first in six games. He moved onto the top line after the Canadiens announced Juraj Slafkovsky (upper body) would be out at least a week. The club hopes Dach's presence on a line with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield will trigger his scoring touch.

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