Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Bags apple in victory
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Dubois tallied an assist and blocked two shots during Saturday's 7-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Dubois has fit nicely in his new home, posting a goal and six points in 10 games. The 26-year-old pivot is out to prove he can still be an impact player at the NHL level and should find the scoresheet more regularly as the season unfolds.
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Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Three-point effort in win
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Dubois scored an empty-net goal on four shots, dished two assists, added four PIM and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Flyers.
Dubois earned his first multi-point effort of the season as well as his first goal as a Capital. The center also crossed the 200-assist mark for his career with his first helper of the game. Through six outings, Dubois has a goal, four assists, 10 shots on net, 10 hits, eight hits, five blocked shots and a plus-1 rating while filling a second-line role.
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Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Snags assist in win
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Dubois notched an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Stars.
Dubois has two helpers, three shots on net, three hits and four blocked shots over three appearances to begin his Capitals career. Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports Dubois is being utilized as shutdown center -- he frequently matched up against the Stars' top line in Thursday's contest, and it was a battle he won. The 26-year-old center is better known for his offense, but he needs to show well-rounded skills to maintain a top-six role with the Capitals. If Dubois can balance defense and offense throughout the campaign, he could be a solid depth forward for fantasy managers.
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Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Bags helper in debut
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Dubois tallied a power-play assist, two shots and a minus-1 rating during Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Devils.
Dubois notched his first point as a Capital on Washington's opening goal. Traded twice in as many seasons, Dubois knows the pressure is on to show he can still be a difference-maker at the NHL level and the Capitals are bound to be pleased with the blend of speed and skill he showed in Saturday's loss. The 26-year-old could be worthy of a pickup for risk-tolerant fantasy managers.
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Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Moving to Washington
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Dubois was acquired by the Capitals from the Kings on Wednesday in exchange for Darcy Kuemper.
The Kings made a big bet on Dubois in the summer of 2023, trading Alex Iafallo, Gabriel Vilardi, Rasmus Kupari and a 2024 second-round pick to get him from the Jets. The move also involved signing Dubois to an eight-year, $68 million contract. The idea was that the center, who provides a strong blend of grit and skill, would make the Kings deep up the middle in the short term and perhaps even be the eventual successor to Anze Kopitar. However, Dubois went from recording at least 60 points in each of his previous two campaigns to finishing with 16 goals and 40 points across 82 regular-season contests in 2023-24. Averaging 15:42 of ice time this season, down from 18:27 in 2022-23, probably didn't help his offensive production, so perhaps the move to Washington will do him some good. Nicklas Backstrom (hip) isn't expected to play at all next season, which leaves the door open for Dubois to possibly serve as the Capitals' top-line center.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Nets goal in Game 1 loss
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Dubois scored a goal on three shots, added four PIM and dished out five hits in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Oilers in Game 1.
Dubois' goal late in the third period was little more than window dressing in the high-scoring loss. The 25-year-old had five points over the last nine games of the regular season, finishing the campaign at 40 points in 82 appearances. He's still in a bottom-six role in the playoffs, and he'll likely stay there as long as both Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault are healthy.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Tallies on power play
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Dubois scored a power-play goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Ducks.
Dubois got the promotion to the top line since Anze Kopitar (undisclosed) did not play. The goal was Dubois' first since March 15, though he managed nine assists in the 13 contests between goals. The 25-year-old center is up to 16 tallies, 40 points, 146 shots on net, 95 hits, 70 PIM and a minus-9 rating through 80 appearances. He's significantly down from his 63 points in 2022-23, but it hasn't helped that the Kings forward spent the vast majority of the campaign on the third line.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Plucks apple in win
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Dubois notched an assist in Thursday's 2-1 win over the Sharks.
Dubois has four helpers over his last two contests and nine assists over 10 games since his last goal. The 25-year-old center continues to fill in on the second line while Phillip Danault (upper body) is on the mend. Dubois has 39 points, 138 shots on net, 95 hits, 70 PIM and a minus-9 rating over 76 appearances this season, primarily in a third-line role.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Distributes three helpers in win
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Dubois notched three assists and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.
Dubois helped out on all three goals of Trevor Moore's hat trick. After a three-game dry spell, it's a positive to see Dubois check in on offense, especially with Phillip Danault (upper body) out of the lineup. Dubois has eight helpers over nine games since his last goal, and the 25-year-old is at 38 points, 137 shots on net, 95 hits, 70 PIM and a minus-10 rating through 75 appearances this season.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Picks up assist in win
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Dubois notched an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 win over the Canucks.
Dubois remains warm -- he has a goal and six helpers over his last six contests while adding a plus-6 rating in that span. The 25-year-old set up Kevin Fiala's opening goal in the first period. Dubois is up to 35 points (15 goals, 20 helpers) through 71 contests, and he's tacked on 131 shots, 91 hits and 70 PIM. A strong finish to the year would help to partially salvage his otherwise unimpressive first campaign with the Kings.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Garners helper Saturday
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Dubois recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning.
Dubois set up Trevor Moore's second-period tally. The 25-year-old Dubois has seen an improvement on offense of late, earning a goal and five assists over his last five appearances. The center is up to 34 points, 129 shots on net, 90 hits, 70 PIM and a minus-13 rating through 70 contests overall, putting him on track for the worst full-length campaign of his career.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Provides two assists in win
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Dubois notched two assists and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Blackhawks.
Dubois has racked up five points over his last three games as he's found a groove late in the season. He helped out on the Kings' first and last goal in this game. The 25-year-old center is up to 33 points, 127 shots on net, 88 hits, 54 PIM and a minus-14 rating through 68 appearances. While he's put up better results lately, he remains on the Kings' third line.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: One of each in 500th career game
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Dubois scored a power-play goal on three shots, dished an assist, logged two hits, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-0 win over the Blackhawks.
Dubois opened the scoring 3:10 into the game and helped out on an Alex Laferriere goal just a couple of minutes later. This was Dubois' first multi-point effort since Feb. 20 -- he had just two points over the 11 contests in between. He reached the 30-point mark Friday, but this is on track to be the 25-year-old's worst full-length season as it took him 66 contests to get there. Friday also marked his 500th career NHL game.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Deposits goal Thursday
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Dubois scored a goal on three shots and added three hits in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Senators.
Dubois snapped a seven-game goal drought with his third-period marker. During that slump, he managed just one assist. The 25-year-old center has 14 goals, 28 points, 115 shots on net, 76 hits, 46 PIM and a minus-18 rating through 62 appearances. He's played much of the season as the third-line center, though he hasn't been much better on the rare occasions he's gotten a top-six winger spot.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Scores twice in win
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Dubois scored a pair of goals, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
This was Dubois' second multi-goal game of the campaign. The 25-year-old center has had a rough first year with the Kings, but he's got six points over six outings in February, which suggests he could be turning a corner. He's up to 13 goals, 26 points, 101 shots on net, 61 hits, 46 PIM and a minus-14 rating through 54 outings overall. Dubois remains on the third line, though the Kings have decent depth, so it'll be up to him to keep getting involved in the scoring.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Two helpers in Boston
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Dubois picked up two assists while adding four shots on net, five hits, two PIM and a blocked shot during Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Bruins.
The 25-year-old center sparked a rally from a 3-1 deficit by having a hand in tallies by Vladislav Gavrikov late in the second period and Alex Laferriere early in the third, setting the stage for a wild finish. It was Dubois' first multi-point performance since Jan. 15, snapping a slump that had seen him manage just two goals and three points over his prior 11 contests. On the season, Dubois has only 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists) in 52 games with a minus-16 rating, a disappointing showing in his first campaign with the Kings.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Tallies opening goal
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Dubois scored a power-play goal on two shots and added four hits in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Oilers.
Dubois opened the scoring at 2:38 of the second period. His last two goals have come on the power play, though that's all of his offense over his last nine contests. The 25-year-old is one of the players with the most to gain under interim head coach Jim Hiller, who coached his first game as Todd McLellan's replacement Saturday. Dubois is up to 11 goals, 21 points, 89 shots on net, 40 hits, 36 PIM and a minus-16 rating through 49 appearances, so he's got plenty of room for improvement over the final two months of the campaign.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Reaches 10-goal mark
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Dubois scored a power-play goal on two shots, doled out two hits and added two PIM in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Sabres.
Dubois snapped a four-game point drought with his first-period marker, which put the Kings ahead 3-1. While he's scored three times in January, Dubois is still searching for consistency while toiling on the Kings' third line. He's at 10 goals, 20 points, 85 shots on net, 31 hits, 32 PIM and a minus-14 rating through 45 appearances this season.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Two-point effort
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Dubois registered a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Hurricanes on Monday.
After back-to-back 60-plus point seasons with the Jets, Dubois has struggled to produce points for the Kings, putting up only 19 points in 40 games this year. However, he was able to score his ninth goal of the season Monday to put the Kings up 4-1 and essentially put the game away for his team. The 2016 third overall pick is only averaging 15:49 TOI and playing on the third line so it will be hard to trust his production going forward.
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Kings' Pierre-Luc Dubois: Benefits from roster shuffle
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Dubois recorded a pair of assists and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Red Wings.
Head coach Todd McLellan pulled out the line blender, with Dubois getting Adrian Kempe on his wing for this contest. It paid off, as Dubois earned his first multi-point effort since Nov. 25 by assisting on both of Kempe's tallies. In the 15 games in between, Dubois had just two goals and one assist. The 25-year-old center has 16 points, 69 shots on net and a minus-5 rating through 35 appearances this season. So far, he hasn't looked worth the bounty of players or the $8.5 million cap hit the Kings committed to get him out of Winnipeg in the summer, but Thursday could be the spark he needed to get going on offense.
