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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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Scores hat trick in loss
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Caufield scored three goals and fired six shots on net in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Boston.
Caufield tallied the lone goal of the first period before he struck the back of the net twice in the second on two separate power plays. Overall, the 25-year-old winger has 29 goals, 53 points, 155 shots on goal and 35 hits through 52 games this season. He is currently on a five-game goal streak and has eight goals in that span. The young winger is well on his way to another career year and sits just 17 points shy of the 70 he totaled in 82 regular-season games a season ago. Caufield's rise to stardom gives him high-level fantasy value for the rest of the season.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Riding four-game point streak
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Caufield scored a goal in a 4-2 loss to the Sabres on Thursday.
Caufield scored for the fourth consecutive game. He has seven points (five goals, two assists) 14 shots during the streak. Caufield has 50 points, including 26 goals, across 51 games this season, and he has 149 shots and 17 power-play points (five PPG). He's on pace for his first 40-goal season.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Another clutch performance
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Caufield scored a goal Tuesday in a 4-3 win over the Wild.
His one-timer with 15 seconds remaining in regulation sealed the win. Caufield is clutch -- he has 21 game-winning goals in the third period or overtime since he entered the league in 2020-21. Caufield has 25 goals, 24 assists, seven game-winning goals, 17 power-play points and 147 shots in 50 games this season. He sits third in team scoring behind Nick Suzuki (55) and Lane Hutson (52).
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two-point night in loss
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Caufield had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Sabres. He fired five shots.
Caufeld has 22 goals and 45 points (140 shots) in 48 games this season. But 12 of those goals (six assists) came in his first 15 games. That means that the sniper has just 10 goals in the next 33 games, and he hasn't had a multi-goal game since Nov. 8. At some point, Caufield is bound to explode with goals, although 33 games is a long time.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two points against Panthers
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Caufield scored a goal and added an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over Florida.
Both points came late in the third period as the Canadiens made a dramatic comeback from a 2-0 deficit. Caufield got onto the scoresheet in 11 of 15 games during December, producing five goals and 13 points on the month, and he remains on pace for his first career 80-point campaign.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Streak at 10 games and 12 points
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Caufield scored a power-play goal Saturday in a 2-1 shootout win over Toronto.
Caufield's goal extended his point streak to 10 games and 12 points (three goals, nine assists). The slippery sniper is on a career pace with 15 goals and 15 assists in 27 games. His previous career mark came last season with 37 goals and 70 points in 82 contests. It's important to note, though, that Caufield's 20.3 shooting percentage is significantly above his career 13.2 mark and well above the 15.4 he put up last season. He may be able to sustain it, but it will take some luck.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two PP helpers in Tuesday's loss
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Caufield collected two power-play assists in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.
The 24-year-old winger helped set up tallies by Juraj Slafkovsky in the first period and Nick Suzuki in the second, but Montreal couldn't get anything going at even strength. Caufield extended his point streak to eight games in the process, a stretch in which he's piled up two goals and 10 points, including three power-play helpers.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Scores twice Saturday
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Caufield notched two goals in Saturday's 6-2 win over Utah.
Caufield found the back of the net with his two shots in this game, tickling the twine in the second and third periods. He's been one of Montreal's most productive players this season, with 12 goals and 18 total points in 15 games, and he's riding a productive stretch of four multi-point performances in the Canadiens' last seven outings.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Sets franchise record
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Caufield scored twice on five shots, dished a power-play assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kraken.
Caufield set the Canadiens' franchise record for overtime goals with his 11th game-winner past regulation time. This was also his fourth multi-goal game of the season. The 24-year-old has nine tallies, four assists, 31 shots on net, 13 hits and a plus-7 rating across 11 appearances. Caufield has regularly been worth the price of admission this season, and it wouldn't be surprising to see him end up with his first 40-goal campaign by the end of 2025-26.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Strikes on power play
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Caufield scored a power-play goal on five shots in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Capitals in Game 1.
Caufield has four goals and four assists over his last 10 contests. He hasn't recorded a multi-point effort since March 15 versus the Panthers, but Caufield's consistency on the top line and first power-play unit make him an important part of the Canadiens' offense. He finished the regular season with his first 70-point campaign (37 goals, 33 assists) while adding 240 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over 82 appearances.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Ties game Tuesday
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Caufield scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Caufield's tally tied the score at 1-1 late in the second period, and the surging Canadiens would rally in the third to pick up their sixth straight win. The 24-year-old winger has three goals and one assist during the winning streak. He's at 37 goals, 67 points, 229 shots on net, 65 hits, 31 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating over 78 contests as a fixture on the top line.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Keeps padding career goal total
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Caufield scored a goal in a 4-1 win over Boston on Thursday.
Caufield's goal stood as the game-winner and pushed his career-best marks to 35 goals and eight game-winners. He's the first Canadiens player to score 35 goals in a season since Max Pacioretty in 2016-17. Additionally, Caufield's next point will give him 66 on the season, which would be a new career mark. With his talent, he should be a perennial top-10 NHL sniper for years to come.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Puts away goal Thursday
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Caufield scored a goal in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Flyers.
Caufield ended a four-game goal drought with his third-period tally. The 24-year-old winger has had the occasional dry spell this season but has mostly been consistent in a top-six role. He's up to 34 goals, 63 points, 211 shots on net, 58 hits and a plus-6 rating through 71 appearances. He needs three more points to set a career high.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Sends helper Wednesday
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Caufield recorded an assist and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Kraken.
Caufield continues to excel on the Canadiens' top line. The winger set up a Juraj Slafkovsky go-ahead goal in the second period Wednesday, giving Caufield at least one point in eight of his last nine games. In that span, he's earned six goals and four assists. The 24-year-old is up to 32 goals, 27 helpers, 194 shots on net, 52 hits and a plus-4 rating across 65 appearances. He's six points back of matching his career-best 65 from last season, which took him all 82 contests to achieve.
Caufield scored a power-play goal on three shots and blocked two shots in Monday's 4-3 overtime win over the Sabres.
Caufield reached the 30-goal mark with the opening tally in this contest. He surged to the milestone mark -- the American winger has four goals and two assists over his last five games. For the season, the 24-year-old is up to 55 points, 179 shots on net, 47 hits, 26 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating. His goal-scoring is fueling a career year, and he's still got time to take a run at the 40-goal mark.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two points including OT winner
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Caufield scored the game-winning goal in overtime and added an assist in Thursday's 4-3 victory over the Sharks.
It was Caufield's fifth game-winner of the season, and the tally gave him 28 goals on the campaign, tying his career high. The 24-year-old winger has gotten onto the scoresheet in all three games since the 4 Nations Face-Off, and on the season, he's accumulated 53 points over 59 appearances, putting him on pace to reach 70 points for the first time.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Finds twine early Saturday
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Caufield scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Senators.
Caufield has gone eight games without a multi-point effort. He was still able to make an early impact, giving the Canadiens a 2-0 lead at 4:28 of the first period. Caufield is up to 27 goals -- one shy of his career high -- and 50 points while adding 173 shots on net, 43 hits and a minus-3 rating over 57 appearances. He's well on his way to a career year, which could see him push for the 40-goal and 75-point marks if he finishes strong.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Hits scoresheet in win
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Caufield had an assist, two shots on net and one block in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Stars.
Caufield's pretty pass from behind the goal line set up Juraj Slafkovsky, who had a wide open net to tie the game at 1-1, just 47 seconds after Dallas took the lead. Caufield has been rolling with 13 points over the last 11 outings and has not gone more than one game without a point since Nov. 11, a stretch of 29 games.
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Canadiens' Cole Caufield: Two points against Vancouver
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Caufield scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the Canucks.
The 24-year-old wasted little time extending his goal streak to four games, as Caufield snapped a shot past Kevin Lankinen from the slot just 67 seconds into the first period. Caufield hasn't gone back-to-back games without getting onto the scoresheet since early November, an impressive run of consistency, and he's racked up five goals and 13 points over the last 12 contests. He already has 22 goals through 40 appearances on the season, leaving him just six tallies shy of reaching the career-best 28 he scored in 2023-24.
